ABSTRACT The bacteriological quality of snacks and beverages locally produced in RUGIPO were investigated using Standard Microbiological methods. The total bacterial density ranged between 36-49x103cfu/ml, the total coliform count ranged between 5-12x103 and the total yeast/mould count ranged between 6-23x103. A total of nine bacterial genera; E. Coli, Bacillu sp., Enterococcus sp., Enterobacter sp., Klebsilla sp., Proteus sp., Micrococcus sp., and Salmonella sp while a total four mould...
