Food Safety Monitoring of <em>Salmonella</em> spp. in Northern Italy 2019-2021

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202306.1663.v1
• Publication Date: 2023-06-25T05:11:56Z
• Authors: Daniela Manila Bi...; Paola Barzanti; Daniela Adriano; Francesca Martucci; Monica Pitti; Carla Ferraris; Irene Floris; Roberta La Brasca; Carmela Ligotti; Sara Morello; Giulia Scardino; Noemi Musolino; Clara Tramuta; Cristiana Maurella; Lucia Decastelli
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 3. Good health

Salmonella is the second most frequent bacterial pathogen involved in human gastrointestinal outbreaks European Union; it can enter food production chain from animal or environmental sources asymptomatic operators. legislation has established microbiological criteria to ensure consumer protection. listed under both process hygiene and safety criteria. Each Member State designates an agency organize perform controls other official activities. This paper describes control plans performed by competent authorities northern Italy three-year period 2019-2021. A total of 4413 samples were delivered IZS Food Safety laboratories for detection 36 (0.8 %) tested positive. was frequently detected poultry meat (25/36 positive samples) followed products pork products. The protection health apply EU&amp;rsquo;s farm-to-fork approach: collected during (food plants) on market collective catering (restaurants, cafeterias, canteens). manuscript will provide information about presence Sal-monella foodstuffs help set based a risk assessment.