A comparison of European surveillance programs for Campylobacter in broilers ...

• Main Authors: Olsen, Abbey, Bonardi, Silvia, Barco, Lisa, Sandberg, Marianne, Langkabel, Nina, Roasto, Mati, Majewski, Michał, Brugger, Brigitte, Kautto, Arja H., Blagojevic, Bojan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Freie Universität Berlin 2024
• Subjects: Campylobacter; Surveillance; Monitoring; Broilers; Poultry; Europe; 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften630 Landwirtschaft630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-41273; https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/41554

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 ...