Inspected and non-inspected chilled chicken carcasses commercialized in Viçosa, MG, Brazil: microbiological parameters and Salmonella spp. occurrence

• Published in: Ciência rural 2012-09, Vol.42 (9), p.1675-1681
• Main Authors: Cossi, Marcus Vinícius Coutinho, Almeida, Michelle Vieira de, Dias, Mariane Rezende, Pinto, Paulo Sérgio de Arruda, Nero, Luís Augusto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: AGRONOMY
• ISSN: 0103-8478; 1678-4596; 0103-8478
• DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782012000900025

Sixty samples of chilled chicken carcasses submitted (30) and not submitted (30) to Brazilian inspection services were analyzed to investigate if inspected and non-inspected chilled carcasses represented different food safety risks in the region of Viçosa, MG, Brazil. The mean counts of indicator microorganisms (mesophilic aerobes, Enterobacteriaceae, total coliforms and Escherichia coli) of samples belonging to the inspected and non-inspected lots did not present significant differences (P>0.05). Also, no significant differences (P>0.05) were observed for the numbers of Salmonella spp. and E. coli (higher than 2log cfu g-1) between samples submitted or not to inspection. Statistical differences were observed between the two sample classes only for the numbers of mesophilic aerobes higher than 4 and 5log cfu g-1 (P0,05). Também não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre amostras inspecionadas e não inspecionadas com resultados positivos para Salmonella spp. e E. coli (contagens acima de 2log cfu g-1). Diferenças significativas (P