Analysis of the monitoring results of food-borne pathogens in Putuo district, Shanghai in 2012

Objective To investigate the contamination of food-borne pathogens in fresh food in Putuo district of Shanghai, and to improve capabilities for controlling and early warning of food-borne disease. Methods Five kinds of food-borne pathogens were detected according to the Food microbiological examination(GB4789-2010) and the requirement of Project GFN. Results A total of 210 samples were collected from 5 sorts of fresh food in 2012, and the pathogens detection rates of contamination involved predominately were 71.43%, 64.29% and 61.90% in raw poultry, meat and beef. The pathogens detection rates of contamination were 46.43% and 21.43% in aquatic product and eggs. Five kinds of pathogens were found in 129 pieces of food samples(61.43%). A total of 184 strains of food-borne pathogens were isolated, including 62 strains of Salmonella(29.52%), 8 strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus(3.81%), 23 strains of Staphylococcus aureus(10.95%), 71 strains of Listeria monocytogenes(33.81%), 20 strains of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis(9.51%). Conclusion The situation of fresh food contamination with food-borne pathogens is serious in the super market of Putuo district, Shanghai. It is necessary to strengthen supervision on fresh food in order to prevent the outbreak of food-borne disease