Prevalence of Salmonella on raw poultry at retail markets in China.
J Food Prot
; 74(10): 1724-8, 2011 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22004821
ABSTRACT
Data regarding Salmonella on raw poultry are very limited in China. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella on raw poultry at the retail level in six provinces and two national cities in China. Whole chicken carcasses (n = 1,152) were collected from three types of retail markets (large, small, and wet). All samples were analyzed for the presence of Salmonella by using the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service method. Of 1,152 chicken samples, overall Salmonella prevalence was 52.2%. The highest prevalence was observed in Guangxi Province (65.3%), next in Guangdong Province (64.6%), and then in Beijing (63.9%), Shaanxi Province (50.7%), Henan Province (47.9%), Shanghai (44.4%), and Fujian Province (42.4%), and lowest prevalence was observed in Sichuan Province (38.9%). Salmonella prevalence was significantly different among the six provinces and two national cities. Salmonella prevalence was highest in the wet markets (54.4%) compared with the large markets (50.3%) and the small markets (52.1%), but differences were not significant (P > 0.05). Good manufacturing practices, good agricultural practices, and hazard analysis critical control point systems for Salmonella control in poultry production at the farm, processing, and retail level should be implemented.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
3_ND
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salmonella
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Food Contamination
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Chickens
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Commerce
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Food Prot
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article