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Microbiological quality and other characteristics of refrigerated chicken meat in contact with cellulose acetate-based film incorporated with rosemary essential oil

Salmonella isolated from chicken carcasses from a slaughterhouse in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil: antibiotic resistance profile, serotyping, and characterization by repetitive sequence-based PCR system.

food safety management system performance in the lamb chain

Bacteria of the genus Salmonella are part of the normal flora of poultry, and its occurrence in poultry products varies with the production management methods and slaughter technology, representing risks to the consumer and difficulties in exports. S. Heidelberg appears to be more invasive and to cause more severe disease than other non-typhoidal serovars. The objective of the present study was to search for Salmonella at different points of the slaughterhouse and to report on the isolation of S. Heidelberg in a slaughterhouse under federal inspection. S. Heidelberg was isolated in poultry soon after feathering-out and in the chiller water, indicating that, although it was not isolated at another sampled points, the bacteria was present in the environment and could contaminate carcasses ready for consumption, with an impact on public health. This concern is underscored by the fact that S. Heidelberg is a proven causative agent of foodborne infections.

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Isolamento de salmonella heidelberg em diferentes pontos da tecnologia de abate de frangos de corte

Due to the importance of Salmonella spp. in poultry products, this study aimed to track its main contamination routes since slaughtering reception to processing of chicken end cuts. Samples from different steps of slaughtering and processing (n = 277) were collected from two chicken slaughterhouses (Sl1 and Sl2) located in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and subjected to Salmonella spp. detection. The obtained isolates were subjected to serological identification and tested by PCR for specific Salmonella spp. genes (ompC and sifB). Also, Salmonella spp. isolates were subjected to XbaI macrorestriction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Sixty-eight samples were positive for Salmonella spp. and 172 isolates were obtained. Sl1 and Sl2 presented similar frequencies of Salmonella spp. positive samples during reception, slaughtering and processing (p > 0.05), except for higher frequencies in Sl1 for chicken carcasses after de-feathering and evisceration (p < 0.05). PFGE allowed the identification of cross contamination and persistence of Salmonella spp. strains in Sl1. The results highlighted the relevance of the initial steps of chicken slaughtering for Salmonella spp. contamination, and the pre-chilling of carcasses as an important controlling tool. In addition, the presence of Salmonella spp. in chicken end cuts samples represents a public health concern.

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Molecular tracking of Salmonella spp. in chicken meat chain: from slaughterhouse reception to end cuts

The presence of Salmonella spp. in superficial swabs collected from 135 chicken carcasses in five different slaugther steps using the conventional microbiology, PCR, and immunoanalysis methods was evaluated. The three methods presented similar tendency to detect Salmonella spp. in the chicken carcasses along the slaugther line. The highest frequency of Salmonella spp. was found after the shower, located between the evisceration and the chiller. Twenty (14.8%) swabes were determined by the conventional methodology, 52 (38.9%) by the PCR, and 66 (48.9%) by the immunoanalysis. The lowest contamination was found after chiller tank, where the frequencies were 5 (3.7%), 0 (0%), and 24 (16.7%), respectively. Salmonella spp. was found in all the slaugther steps. This shows the importance for monitoring different CCP (Control Critical Point) in the poultry slaughterhouses.

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A.C.A. Rodrigues

Papers

Pontos críticos de controle de Salmonella spp. no abate de frangos