Studies on Sanitary Conditions in a Special Grade Chicken Processing Plant in Korea I. Storage Period of Packed Chicken Meat in relation to the Bacterial Contamination of Each Processing Part

특급도계장의 위생실태에 관한 연구 I. 작업부분별 세균오염도 측정

In order to investigate the storage period of packed chicken meat in relation to the bacterial contamination of each processing part, a special grade poultry processing plant located at Dongdoochun-City, Gyeonggi-Do, was surveyed mainly in point of sanitary conditions. The results are summarized as follows. 1. processing room near reception and packing room next to shipping area showed the highest bacterial counts in air. 2. Equipments and instruments for slaughtering also showed a high degree of bacterial contamination even before the operation. This finding suggested that the possibility of the bacterial contamination of carcasses through equipments and instruments would be high, if the continuous sanitary control measures are not properly taken. 3. The bacterial count of scalding water was 3${\times}$10$\^$7/ for standard plate count and 4${\times}$10$\^$5/ for most probable number of coliform bacteria at 1 hour after the start of operation. These values were maintained until the completion of processing. 4. At the ending of chilling process, the bacterial counts of chilling water were 3.3 ${\times}$10$^4$ and 3.0${\times}$10$^3$for standard plate count, when the volume of water used per bird were 21 and 51, respectively. Bacterial contamination was further decreased about 10$\^$-3/-10$\^$-4/ times as the effective chlorine concentration in chilling water was maintained about 50 ppm. 5. An average standard plate count of the residual water In abdominal cavity of carcasses was 3.9${\times}$10$^4$immediate after chilling, however, it increased to 4.7${\times}$10$\^$7/ when the carcasses were packed and stored for 10 days at 4$^{\circ}C$. off-odour development was observed as the bacterial count was not less than 10$\^$6//$m\ell$ of the residual water of the packed carcasses. Data indicated that if the standard plate count of the residual water in abdominal cavity of carcasses was not less than l0$^4$immediate after chilling, the packed chicken meat would not be stored longer than 5 days at 4$^{\circ}C$.

경기도 동두천시소재 C 특급도계장의 위생상태를 세균학적으로 조사하였으며 작업과정중에 사용되는 물의 세균오염도와 포장된 도계품의 보관기간과의 관계를 조사하였다. 1. 생체취급실과 가까운 작업실일수록 공기중에 세균수가 많았고 사람의 출입이 잦은 제품출하실과 가까운 포장실의 세균오염도가 높았다. 2. 작업개시이전의 장비와 기구에서도 많은 세균이 검출되었으며 양호한 시설일지라도 계속적인 위생관리가 이루어지지 않을 경우 장비와 기구를 통한 오염가능성이 높음을 알 수 있었다. 3. 탕적수의 세균수는 작업 1시간후 부터는 $m\ell$당 표준평판배양 일반세균수가 2$\times$$10^{7}$ , 대장균군최확수 4$\times$$10^{5}$ 정도로 증가되어 작업완료시까지 지속되었다. 4. 도체냉각이 끝나는 부분에서의 냉각수의 $m\ell$당 표준평판배양 일반세균수는 수당 냉각수 용량이 2$\ell$인 경우에는 3.3$\times$$10^4$이며 5$\ell$인 경우에는 3$\times$$10^3$이었다. 또한 냉각수의 유효염소농도가 50ppm일때는 $m\ell$당 표준평판배양 일반세균수가 1/1,000-1/10,000 정도로 감소하였다. 5. 냉각된 도계품의 복강내에 고인 물의 $m\ell$당 표준평판배양 일반세균수는 평균 3.9$\times$$10^4$이었고 포장후 4$^{\circ}C$에서 10일간 저장후 포장용기에 고인물의 $m\ell$당 표준평판배양 일반세균수는 평균 4.7$\times$$10^{7}$ 이었다. 변패취는 $m\ell$당 일반세균수가 $10^{6}$이상일 때부터 나기 시작하였고, 냉각후 도체 복강내 고인 물의 일반세균수가 $m\ell$당 $10^4$이상 검출되는 도계품은 4$^{\circ}C$에서 5일이상 저장할 수 없었다.다.