Effect of acidified sodium chlorite treatment on chicken carcases processed in South Australia
Margaret Sexton, Geoff Raven, Geoff Holds, Andrew Pointon, Andreas Kiermeier and John Sumner
International Journal of Food Microbiology, Volume 115, Issue 2, 30 April 2007, Pages 252-255
2007
บทคัดย่อ
Effect of acidified sodium chlorite treatment on chicken carcases processed in South Australia
A trial on the effectiveness of acidified sodium chlorite (ASC) on Salmonella and Campylobacter was undertaken on chicken carcases after they exited the screw chiller of a commercial premises in Adelaide, Australia. on untreated carcases mean log10 total viable count (25 °C) was 2.78/cm2 compared with 1.23/cm2 on treated carcases. Prevalence of E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter was 100%, 90% and 100% respectively, on untreated carcases and 13%, 10% and 23% respectively, on treated carcases. The distributions of E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter (mean log10 of positive samples) from untreated carcases were 1.55, -1.80 and 1.59/cm2 respectively, and -0.64, -1.85 and -2.21/cm2 respectively, on treated carcases. on untreated carcases S. Sofia and S. Infantis were isolated from 73% and 37% of carcases, respectively; only S. Sofia was isolated from treated carcases. The significant reductions in both prevalence and concentration demonstrated in the present trial indicate that ASC is a risk management option immediately available to the poultry industry.