Monitoring of Food-borne Pathogens in Yongzhou City in 2011

Objective To investigate the status of food-borne pathogens contamination in market-sold foods in Yongzhou,Hunan Province.Methods The food-borne pathogens,including Salmonella spp.,Listeria monocytogenes,Vibrio parahaemolyticus,Staphylococcus aureus,Bacillus cereus,Shigella spp.,Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Enterobacter sakazakii were detected according to the Handbook of National Surveillance Network on Food-borne Diseases in 2011.Results Totally 20 strains of pathogens were identified in the 198 samples collected from cooked meat products,egg products,quick frozen cooked rice products,ready-to-use non-fermented soybean products,cakes or biscuit,cold and dressed vegetable,fresh fruits or vegetables juice,rice noodles(fast foods,rice noodles and cold noodles) and infant foods,with a total detection rate of 10.10%.Among 9 kinds of foods samples detected,the pathogen detection rate of quick frozen cooked rice products was the highest(27.27%).The pathogen detection rates in cooked meat products,rice noodles,cakes,cold and dressed vegetable,fresh fruits or vegetables juice and infant foods were 18.18%,18.18%,9.09%,9.09%,4.55% and 4.55%,respectively.Conclusions The market-sold foods in Yongzhou City,especially the quick frozen cooked rice products,cooked meat products and rice noodles,are contaminated to by pathogens some extend.The food supervision and law enforcement departments should pay more attention to monitoring these food products so as to decrease and prevent the food-borne diseases effectively.