Quality Control Analysis of Marketed Multivitamin Syrups Using Spectrophotometric Techniques

Abstract

The microbiological contamination of seven (7) different brands of multivitamin syrups sold in Maiduguri, Borno state, was examined in this research. The purpose of the research is to assess the microbiological quality of several multivitamin preparation brands sold in Maiduguri by different producers. The pour plate technique was used. One of the seven samples included harmful organisms, according to preliminary analysis, which made it necessary to do more research to identify the organism. After testing for Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and Escherichia coli, only Salmonella was shown to be present. Although they were below the threshold count established by the microbiological quality of the syrups, the other six samples also included non-pathogenic organisms. This result demonstrated that the majority of multivitamin syrups sold in Maiduguri adhered to Pharmacopoeia standards for microbiological purity.