title: Prevalence of Salmonella on raw poultry at retail markets in China.
abstract: Data regarding Salmonella on raw poultry are very limited in China. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella on raw poultry at the retail level in six provinces and two national cities in China. Whole chicken carcasses (n = 1,152)  were collected from three types of retail markets (large, small, and wet). All samples were analyzed for the presence of Salmonella by using the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service method. Of 1,152 chicken samples, overall Salmonella prevalence was  52.2%. The highest prevalence was observed in Guangxi Province (65.3%), next in Guangdong Province (64.6%), and then in Beijing (63.9%), Shaanxi Province (50.7%), Henan Province (47.9%), Shanghai (44.4%), and Fujian Province (42.4%), and lowest prevalence was observed in Sichuan Province (38.9%).  Salmonella prevalence was significantly different among the six provinces and two national cities. Salmonella prevalence was highest in the wet markets (54.4%) compared with the large markets (50.3%) and the small markets (52.1%), but differences were not significant (P  > 0.05). Good manufacturing practices, good agricultural practices, and hazard analysis critical control point systems for Salmonella control in poultry production at the farm, processing, and retail level should be implemented.
authors: College of Food Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, People's Republic of China.
authors: Baowei
authors: B
authors: Yang
authors: Meili
authors: M
authors: Xi
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Shenghui
authors: S
authors: Cui
authors: Tianli
authors: T
authors: Yue
authors: Hongshan
authors: H
authors: Hao
authors: Yin
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Cui
authors: W Q
authors: WQ
authors: Alali
authors: Jianghong
authors: J
authors: Meng
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Walls
authors: D M Lo Fo
authors: DM
authors: Wong
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003132:Commerce / Q000592:standards*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*