Monitoring of food-borne pathogens in Maoming City from 2008 to 2009.

Aim To monitor main food-borne pathogens,and provide the scientific basis for the prevention of food-borne diseases and food poisoning in Maoming City.Methods The pathogens of Salmonella,Listeria monocytogenes,Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Vibrio parahaemolyticus were isolated,the biochemical and serotype were tested according toMethods of microbiology tests for food's hygiene(GB/T4789-2003[1]/2008[2]).Results There 273 food samples in 6 categories including uncooked meat of livestock and poultry,cooked meat products,salad vegetables,beans products,aquatic products and raw milk were tested,33 bacteria strains of food-borne pathogens were isolated and the total positive rate was 12.09%(33/273).There were 22 Salmonella strains with the detection rate of 8.70%(22/253);3 Listeria monocytogenes strains with the detection rate of1.19%(3 / 253);5 Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains with the detection rate of 8.93%(5/56);5 Staphylococcus aureus strains with the detection rate of 2.65%(3/113);E.coli O157:H7 was not detected.Conclusion Foods were contaminated by food-borne pathogens in MaoMing City,uncooked meat of livestock and poultry,raw milk,aquatic products and cooked meat products were the main contaminated foods.The work of minotring of foodborne pathogens be lstrengthened to prevent the occurrence of food-borne diseases and food poisoning.