Salmonella in Food – Report on the Zoonosis Monitoring 2017

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Feb 23, 2019 - Foods

Salmonella in Food – Report on the Zoonosis Monitoring 2017

The decline in the Salmonella detection rate in samples of ground pork observed in recent years continued in 2017: With 0.7% positive samples, Salmonella was detected in minced meat samples much less frequently than in previous years (2009: 5% and 2011: 1.3% positive samples).

Pig carcasses were also less frequently contaminated with Salmonella spp., with 2.9% positive samples, compared to previous years' zoonosis monitoring (2011: 4.0% and 2015: 4.5% positive samples). This may be related to improvements in slaughter hygiene, as the introduction of Salmonella into slaughterhouses through Salmonella-positive animals (6.1% positive samples of cecal contents) and thus the risk of meat contamination during slaughter has remained unchanged compared to previous years.

The full report on zoonosis monitoring 2017 is available at www.bvl.bund.de.

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Source: www.bvl.bund.de