Poultry products such as meat, eggs, and processed foods are highly perishable and prone to contamination by pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Listeria. Moreover, antibiotic residues, hormones, and adulteration with undeclared animal species or low-quality substitutes can pose serious health risks to consumers.
Here’s why testing is vital:
• Ensure Food Safety: Detect microbial contamination and toxins that can cause foodborne illness.
• Regulatory Compliance: Meet FSSAI, BIS, Codex&EUstandards for domestic and international trade.
• Residue Monitoring: Identify traces of antibiotics, growth promoters, heavy metals, and pesticides.
• Nutritional Validation: Confirm declared nutritional claims (protein, fat, moisture, vitamins).
• Adulteration Detection: Prevent fraud and ensure species authenticity (e.g., no pork/beef contamination).
• Cold Chain Verification: Ensure products were stored and transported under safe temperature conditions.