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Microorganisms that are capable of spoiling the product during chill storage as well as several foodborne pathogens can be present in frozen snacks. The present study attempted to investigate the presence of microbial contaminants along with their antibiotic resistance pattern in frozen snacks. In this regard, a total of 15 ready-to-fry frozen chicken-based snack items including three each of chicken pops, chicken samosa, chicken lemongrass lollypop, chicken nuggets and chicken meatball were collected from super shops of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Microbiological analysis revealed that all the samples were highly contaminated with total viable bacteria and fungi in an average of 6 and 4 log cfu/g, respectively which exceeded the standard microbial limit. Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. were encountered in all samples. E. coli, Vibrio spp. and Salmonella spp. were also found in a majority of the samples. Besides, all the isolates were found to be multidrug-resistant. The isolates showed almost 100% resistance against Cefuroxime and Cefixime. A higher proportion of resistance was also reported against Vancomycin and Azithromycin. Whereas, Gentamycin, Ceftriaxone, Colistin and Levofloxacin sensitivity were found in all the isolates. Such chicken-based frozen snack items contaminated with multi-drug resistant microorganisms could be potential vehicles for transmitting food-borne diseases.

Assessment of the Microbiological Quality of Ready-To Fry Frozen Chicken-Based Snack Items Sold in Bangladesh