Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene 2476-3241 6 3 2021 07 31 122 126 Kevin Akvia Pratama Student Veterinary Paramedic Agricultural Polytechnic, Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia Prima Silvia Noor Animal Disease and Health Laboratory, Agricultural Polytechnic, Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia Engki Zelpina Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Payakumbuh Sujat Miko Animal Disease and Health Laboratory, Agricultural Polytechnic, Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia 2021 04 16 2021 07 07 Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a pathogen that is enteropathogenic and/or toxic to human health. In addition, it is also a food safety indicator and an indicator of sanitary conditions for food of animal origin. This study aims to quantify E. coli in consumptive eggs in chicken coops around the Agricultural State Polytechnic of Payakumbuh University campus. A total of 30 samples of eggs consumed for food were taken from 5 cooperatives around the campus of the Agricultural State Polytechnic of Payakumbuh. Testing the amount of E. coli in eggs using the total bacterial count (TPC) method, the average E. coli count was 1.9 x 106 cfu/mL. The existence of E. coli illustrates the contamination of chicken eggs from laying hens around the campus Agricultural State Polytechnic of Payakumbuh, the need to maintain sanitation and biosecurity measures in keeping laying hens so that they produce eggs that are safe and sound suitable for community consumption. https://jfsh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfsh/article/view/298 https://jfsh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfsh/article/download/298/147