Microbiological Salmonella and Campylobacter MEETING REPORT |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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ABSTRACT Salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis are among the most
frequently reported foodborne diseases worldwide. While
numerous potential vehicles of transmission exist, commercial
chicken meat has been identified as one of the most important
food vehicles for these organisms. As a result, the Codex
Alimentarius Commission agreed that guidelines for the control of
Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry was a priority and
initiated their development in 2007.
I n order t o continue t h e i r work and ensure t h a t i t was
underpinned with the most robust scientific data, the Codex
Committee in Food Hygiene requested FAO and WHO to provide
them with the necessary scientific advice. In response to that
request, FAO and WHO convened a Technical Meeting from 4 to
8 May 2009 in Rome, Italy, the discussions and the outcome of
which are documented in this report.
This volume and o thers in this Microbiological Risk
Assessment Series contain information that is useful to both risk
assessors and risk managers, including international scientific
committees, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, governments
and food regulatory agencies, scientists, food producers and
industries and other people or institutions with an interest in the
area of microbiological hazards in foods, their impact on human
health and food trade and their control.
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