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Kuan, Chee Hao and Goh, Sur Guat and Loo, Yuet Ying and Chang, Wei San and Lye, Ying Ling and Soopna, Puspanadan and Tang, John Yew Huat and Nakaguchi, Yositsugu and Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki and Mahyudin, Nor Ainy and Radu, Son
(2013)
Prevalence and quantification of Listeria monocytogenes in chicken offal at the retail level in Malaysia.
Poultry Science Journal, 92 (6).
pp. 1664-1669.
ISSN 0032-5791; ESSN: 1525-3171
Abstract
A total of 216 chicken offal samples (chicken liver = 72; chicken heart = 72; chicken gizzard = 72) from wet markets and hypermarkets in Selangor, Malaysia, were examined for the presence and density of Listeria monocytogenes by using a combination of the most probable number and PCR method. The prevalence of L. monocytogenes in 216 chicken offal samples examined was 26.39%, and among the positive samples, the chicken gizzard showed the highest percentage at 33.33% compared with chicken liver (25.00%) and chicken heart (20.83%). The microbial load of L. monocytogenes in chicken offal samples ranged from <3 to 93.0 most probable number per gram. The presence of L. monocytogenes in chicken offal samples may indicate that chicken offal can act as a possible vehicle for the occurrence of foodborne listeriosis. Hence, there is a need to investigate the biosafety level of chicken offal in Malaysia.
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