In order to know and evaluate the hygienic situation of cooked meats sold in Zengcheng, 468 samples of cooked meats were randomly collected monthly from different farm markets, supermarkets and restaurants in 2004. The samples were assayed for contents of bacteria and nitrites by the National Standard examination methods. The overall qualification rate of the 468 cooked meat samples was 70.7%. The qualification rate of aerobic bacterial count was 84.8%, that of coliform bacteria was 75.4% and that of nitrite was 98.5%. Pathogenic bacteria were not detected. The results showed that the overall sanitary level of the cooked meats sold in Zengcheng was undesirable. The result showed that the hygienic inspection and surveillance of cooked meats should be strengthened in the full course from production to sale.