AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE MICROBIOLÓGICA DA CARNE DE FRANGO COMERCIALIZADA NO MUNICÍPIO DE PONTA GROSSA - PARANÁ

Abstract

This study evaluated the sanitary conditions of refrigerated chicken cuts sold at five selling points in the city of Ponta Grossa-PR. Fifty samples from 10 lots were analyzed from March to May 2008. The following microbiological analyses were conducted: determination of the most probable number of total coliforms, coliforms at 45°C/g, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus spp, plate counts of aerobic mesophiles, Staphylococcus aureus, and fungi; survey for Salmonella spp