The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in seasoning raw chicken meat were investigated, using the direct
plate count. Sixty samples that were collected from local shops near Burapha University and Bangsaen Beach,
Chonburi Province during November 2009 to January 2010. According to the results, S. aureus in seasoning raw chicken
meat were higher than 10 CFU/g (ca. 2.50x102-3.88x103 CFU/g) in 24 samples (40%). Notably, S. aureus count in 24
samples were higher than the standard recommended by the Department of Medical Sciences (2010) for the raw
food. These results demonstrate that prevalence of S. aureus in seasoning raw chicken meat sample, suggest that
the risk of foodborne illness from seasoning raw chiken meat is high. There is a need to enforce good food hygiene
practices to avoid contamination of seasoning raw chiken meat.