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Quantification of the contamination of chicken and chicken products in the Netherlands with Salmonella and Campylobacter.

Author(s) : DUFRENNE J., RITMEESTER W., DELFGOU-van ASCH E., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The research described in this contribution provides quantitative data on contamination levels with Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken and chicken products in The Netherlands at retail level using the most probable number method and direct counting. Most samples contained <10 Salmonella per carcass, both in fresh (89%) and frozen (68%) products, contamination levels with Campylobacter varied from <10 (18%) to more than 5500 (18%) per fresh carcass. Most frozen samples (57%) contained <10 Campylobacter per carcass.

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  • Original title: Quantification of the contamination of chicken and chicken products in the Netherlands with Salmonella and Campylobacter.
  • Record ID : 2001-2794
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 64 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 2001/04

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