Recovery limits of Campylobacter jejuni strains JH93 and ATCC 29428 from a new blood-free enrichment broth (BFEB) were investigated under normal oxygen tensions. Six replicates of C. Jejuni were inoculated at each of five concentration levels (10-2 - 102 cfu/ml) into 50 ml BFEB containing 10% food homogenate in 50 ml polypropylene screw cap conical tubes. After 24 h enrichment under normal oxygen tensions, C. Jejuni were isolated on four selective agars. There were no significant differences (p > 0.05) among the four selective agars used. The pooled adjusted (least squares) mean recovery limit 50% endpoint values (RL50) for the two bacterial strains were calculated to be 0.4 (plain BFEB), 0.9 (crabmeat), 1.7 (mushroom), 1.7 (raw milk), and 2.1 (oyster) cfu/5 g food. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found between RL50 values for plain BFEB and the four foods, and between crabmeat and the other three food types. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were also found between bacterial strains within each food type. Although the recovery rate for the BFEB was slightly lower than the existing FDA-BAM method, the BFEB method did not require the use of blood, special equipment, or oxyrase to reduce oxygen tensions.