Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat.
Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present in birds entering the plants, their presence and numbers significantly declined along the poultry processing line, especially following procedures such as
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Testing by scientists has found Salmonella in imported chicken meat in Switzerland.
Researchers investigated Salmonella prevalence in 200 chicken samples from Swiss retail stores. Six imported samples tested positive and the isolates were all Salmonella Infantis.
Between May and July 2024, chicken meat samples were randomly collected from nine stores
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Two recent food testing investigations in Germany have highlighted Campylobacter contamination in chicken.
In tests commissioned by German TV channel RTL, chicken products were bought from Kaufland stores in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, and Berlin.
According to RTL, a cooler in the
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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is delaying a testing program that will determine whether certain raw chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella.
The verification and sampling program for not-ready-to-eat breaded and stuffed chicken products was originally set to begin on May 1, but has been delayed to Nov.
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Consumer Reports has released details of an investigation highlighting the most contaminated poultry processing plants in the U.S., pinpointing those with persistently high levels of Salmonella contamination.
The worst offenders
Based on data from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the report identifies 56 plants across 22 states
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Experts have suggested reasons why a reduction of Campylobacter in chicken meat has not led to a decrease in infections in the United Kingdom.
Ideas include the selected meat contamination target being the wrong one to focus on as well as the role of other sources of infection and imported
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Icelandic officials have revealed that 17 people were affected in a Salmonella outbreak from January to May 2024.
The outbreak control team (OCT) had representatives from the Chief Epidemiologist, local health authorities, Reykjavik Health Authorities, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), the Microbiology Department of Landspitali University Hospital, as
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A recent study published in Epidemiology and Infection has revealed that a 2019 Canadian policy targeting Salmonella contamination in frozen breaded chicken products has significantly reduced the prevalence of the bacteria and human salmonellosis cases. Researchers estimate that the intervention led to a 23 percent decrease in Salmonella infections nationwide.
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Researchers have shown the significant impact and costs of Campylobacter infections from contaminated chicken in Australia.
Scientists quantified the cost of illness attributable to specific domestic risk factors for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. They used data from a 2018 to 2019 case–control study to estimate odds ratios and attributable
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