dc.contributor.author
Olsen, Abbey
dc.contributor.author
Bonardi, Silvia
dc.contributor.author
Barco, Lisa
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Sandberg, Marianne
dc.contributor.author
Langkabel, Nina
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Roasto, Mati
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Majewski, Michał
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Brugger, Brigitte
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Kautto, Arja H.
dc.contributor.author
Blagojević, Bojan
dc.date.accessioned
2023-11-15T14:26:12Z
dc.date.available
2023-11-15T14:26:12Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/41554
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-41273
dc.description.abstract
Campylobacter is an important foodborne pathogen as it is associated with significant disease burden across Europe. Among various sources, Campylobacter infections in humans are often related to the consumption of undercooked poultry meat or improper handling of poultry meat. Many European countries have implemented measures to reduce human exposure to Campylobacter from broiler meat. In this paper, surveillance programs implemented in some European countries is summarized. Our findings reveal that many European countries test neck skin samples for Campylobacter as per the Process Hygiene Criterion (PHC) set by the European Regulation. Variations to the legal plan are seen in some countries, as in Norway and Iceland, where weekly sampling is performed during infection peak periods only, or in Iceland, where the Campylobacter limit is set at 500 CFU/g instead of 1000 CFU/g. Furthermore, northern European countries have implemented national Campylobacter surveillance plans. Denmark tests cloaca and leg skin samples at the slaughterhouses and meat samples at the retail, while Finland, Norway, and Sweden test caeca at slaughterhouses. In contrast, Iceland tests feces on farms. Iceland and Norway test flocks close to the slaughter date and when a farm tests positive, competent authority implement measures such as logistic slaughter, heat treatment or freeze the meat from these flocks. In Iceland, frozen meat is further processed prior to being put on the market. While the incidence of campylobacteriosis has declined in all European countries except France since the introduction of PHC in 2018, it is uncertain whether this decrease is due to prevalence reduction or underreporting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future investigations with more comprehensive data, devoid of potential confounding factors, are necessary to validate this potential trend. However, it is evident that the implementation of national action plans can be successful in reducing the incidence of human campylobacteriosis, as demonstrated by Iceland.
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9 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Campylobacter
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dc.subject
Surveillance
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche
dc.title
A comparison of European surveillance programs for Campylobacter in broilers
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
110059
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.110059
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Food Control
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
155
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.110059
refubium.affiliation
Veterinärmedizin
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1873-7129
refubium.resourceType.provider
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