Quantification of the contamination of chicken and chicken products in theNetherlands with Salmonella and Campylobacter

Authors
Dufrenne, J Ritmeester, W Delfgou-van Asch, E van Leusden, F de Jonge, R
Citation
J. Dufrenne et al., Quantification of the contamination of chicken and chicken products in theNetherlands with Salmonella and Campylobacter, J FOOD PROT, 64(4), 2001, pp. 538-541
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
ISSN journal
0362028X → ACNP
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
538 - 541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-028X(200104)64:4<538:QOTCOC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The research described in this contribution provides quantitative data on c ontamination levels with Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken and chicke n products in The Netherlands at retail level using the most probable numbe r method and direct counting. Most samples contained <10 Salmonella per car cass, both in fresh (89%) and frozen (68%) products, contamination levels w ith Campylobacter varied from <10 (18%) to more than 5.500 (18%) per fresh carcass. Most frozen samples (57%) contained <10 Campylobacter per carcass.