Analysis on food-borne pathogens surveillance in Jiangsu Province in 2010

OBJECTIVE To understand the prevalence of food-borne pathogens in Jiangsu province, estimate contamination rate in popular food. Through food safety risk assessment, made scientific and reasonable decisions to reduce food-borne diseases. METHODS According to the standard operation procedure of the national surveillance on food -borne pathogens , 2 140 food samples were detected to see if Salmonella, Listeria monocytogens, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, vibrio vulnficus, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157 and Enterobacter sakazakii were positive. RESULTS 161 pathogen strains were separated from 2 140 food samples, the overall positive rate was 7.52% (161 / 2 140). The positive rate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was the highest ( 6.6% ) , then Staphylococcus aureus ( 4.5% ) , Listeria monocytogens ( 2.9% ) and Salmonella ( 2.4% ). CONCLUSION High contamination rate is found in raw meat and poultry, 19.5% and 11.9% respectively. Aquatic products are polluted mainly by Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Cooked meats are ready to eat and they are high risk food.