One hundred and fifty random samples of vacuum packaged meat products (salami, frankfurter and
cocktail) 50 of each produced by 2 different processing plants determined as A and B (75 0f each) were
collected from different supermarkets located in Qalyobia governorate for determination of their
contamination with C. perfringens. The mean values of total C. perfringens counts /g in the examined
samples were 3.16×102± 0.57×102& 9.65×102± 2.08×102 for salami,