C. L. C. Ndukwu

Public Health Implications of Coliform Contaminants in Non-packaged, Commercially Hawked Herbal Remedies Sold in Port Harcourt

C. L. C. Ndukwu, N. P. Akani, S. A. Wemedo & T. Sampson · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2021

The long history of use of coliforms as indicators of microbiological quality of water and food materials constitutes a veritable rationale for the ascertainment of the microbiological status of locally brewed, liquid herbal remedies, commercially hawked and widely consumed withi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i930386

Bacteriological Evaluation of Non-Regulated Herbal Remedies Sold in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

C. L. C. Ndukwu, N. P. Akani, S. A. Wemedo & T. Sampson · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2021

An essential mandate of food and drug regulatory agencies is to ensure that products offered for public consumption are free from such level of microbial contamination as to endanger the health of consumers. A number of herbal remedies offered to the public were found not to be r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2021/v10i330232

Safety Evaluation of FONIO (Digitaria exilis)/Ricebean (Vigna Umbellata) Based Complementary Food

O. C. Ijeomah, C. L. C. Ndukwu & C. U. Azubuike · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2023

This study evaluated the oligosaccharides, phytochemicals, dietary fiber, microbial count, pH and acidity of fonio (Digitaria exilis)/ricebean (Vigna umbellata) based complementary foods in order to ascertain the safety of the formulations. A 3 by 4 by 4 factorial design was used...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2023/v15i41303