In our samples, the increase in APC in
chitosan-incorporated packagingwas about 0.5 log cfu/g whereas it
was 1.53 log cfu/g in samples stored in control bags. The increases
in APC were very low when compared with the data reported by
Del Rio, Panizo-Moran, Prieto, Alonso-Calleja, and Capita (2007)
who reported a 6-log cfu/g increase in APC of chicken leg samples
(from about 3.20 to 9.20 log cfu/g) after 5 days of storage at 3 C.