APC of all
samples increased (P < 0.05) during storage and at the end of the
storage period, APC of samples ranged from 4.70 to 5.73 log cfu/g.
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.
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.
In the present study, all drumsticks samples had lower than 6
log cfu/g after 6 days of storage.