Small Contaminations on Broiler Carcasses Are More a Quality Matter than a Food Safety Issue.

ABSTRACT: Depending on the interpretation of the European Union (EU) regulations, even marginally visibly contaminated poultry carcasses could be rejected for human consumption due to food safety concerns. However, it is not clear if small contaminations actually increase the already present bacterial load of carcasses to such an extent that the risk for the consumers is seriously elevated. Therefore, the additional contribution to the total microbial load on carcasses by a small but still visible contamination with feces, grains from the crop, and drops of bile and grease from the slaughter line was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The bacterial counts (total aerobic plate count, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter spp.) were obtained from the lite

SUBMITTER: Libera K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9914796 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature