Garlic can be utilized to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination of Cronobacter sakazakii in powdered milk formula .
C. sakazakii is a bacteria that is spread through food and cause severe poisoning can result in fatalities , including meningitis . Several times in the case of the bacterial contamination in infant milk powder products .
" Proper dose of the two components in garlic , diallyl sulfide and ajoene are very effective at killing C. sakazakii in the food manufacturing process . Was stated Xiaonan Lu , assistant professor of food safety at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems , University of British Columbia , as quoted by Science Daily .
The results of the research on garlic has been reported in Applied and Environmental Microbiology .
Added by Lu that the components in garlic that can be used to prevent contamination of C. sakazakii in food when in contact with the surface of the means of production , and in every stage of production , from processing , packaging , and shipping .
" Pipes are used in the production of milk is usually cleaned using chemicals such as chlorine , and garlic is a natural alternative that is safer to replace these chemicals , " said Lu .
