Bacteriological status of chicken meat products marketed at Menofia governorate

Fahim, A. Shaltout1 , Dina, I. El Zahaby2,Lamiaa, M. Lotfy3, Hala, F. El-Shorah1

Abstract

A total of 90 random samples of semi-cooked chicken Pane, Nuggets and Strips products (30 samples of each) were collected from different supermarkets in different districts at Monofia governorate for determination of their bacteriological aspects. The obtained results indicated that the mean values of total bacterial count, total Enterobacteriace and total coliforms counts/g in the examined samples were 4.25x 106 1.40 x 106, 5.47 x 104 1.98 x 104 and 8.32x 103 3.33x 103 for pane, 7.12 x 106 2.11 x 106, 6.58 x 104 1.98 x 104 and 6.87 x 103 2.00 x 103 for Nuggets and 5.96 x 106 1.49 x 106, 6.19x 104 1.30x 104 and 5.49x 103 2.00 x 103 for Strips, respectively. Furthermore, Staphylococcus aureus, E.coli and Salmonella could be detected in examined sample with different percentages. The public health significances of isolated bacteria were discussed.

Key words

Chicken Pane, Nuggets, Strips, Salmonella, E.coli, Staph aureus