EU-wide monitoring of biological hazards along the food chain: achievements, challenges and EFSA vision for the future

Boelaert, Frank; Amore, Giusi; Stede, Yves Van der; Hugas, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.cofs.2016.08.004

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“…The data originating from the reporting obligations of MS under the EU regulation on microbiological criteria (EC No 2073/2005) lack harmonisation, because, although the matrices sampled are harmonised and the sampling and analytical methods are harmonised to a certain extent, the sampling objectives, the place of sampling and the sampling frequency vary or are interpreted differently between MS and according to food types. As such, these data are not comparable across MS (Boelaert et al., ).…”

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The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2015

2016

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This report of EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2015 in 32 European countries (28 Member States (MS) and four non-MS). Campylobacteriosis was the most commonly reported zoonosis and the increasing European Union (EU) trend for confirmed human cases since 2008 continued. In food, the occurrence of Campylobacter remained high in broiler meat. The decreasing EU trend for confirmed human salmonellosis cases since 2008 continued, but the proportion of human Salmonella Enteritidis cases increased. Most MS met their Salmonella reduction targets for poultry. More S. Enteritidis isolates were reported and S. Infantis was confirmed as the most frequent serovar isolated from domestic fowl. In foodstuffs, the EU level Salmonella non-compliance for minced meat and meat preparations from poultry was low. Despite the significant increasing trend since 2008, the number of human listeriosis cases stabilised in 2015. In ready-to-eat foods, Listeria monocytogenes seldom exceeded the EU food safety limit. The decreasing EU trend for confirmed yersiniosis cases since 2008 continued. Positive findings for Yersinia were mainly reported in pig meat and products thereof. The number of confirmed shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections in humans was similar to 2014. In food, STEC was most frequently reported in meat from ruminants. A total of 4,362 food-borne outbreaks, including waterborne outbreaks, were reported. Bacteria were the most commonly detected causative agents, followed by bacterial toxins, viruses, other causative agents and parasites. The causative agent remained unknown in 33.5% of all outbreaks. As in previous years, Salmonella in eggs continued to represent the highest risk agent/food combination. The report further summarises trends and sources for tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella, Trichinella, Echinococcus, Toxoplasma, rabies, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), West Nile virus and tularaemia.

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The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2015

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“…In accordance with the categorisation proposed by Boelaert et al (2016) of the zoonoses monitoring data and possible analyses, tularaemia data (category III for animal data) generated by non-EU harmonised monitoring schemes and reported to EFSA from a very limited number of EU MS and with a limited amount of tested samples preclude trend watching and trend analysis and they only allow a descriptive summary. Inference on the occurrence and prevalence of F. tularensis at animal level in the EU cannot be drawn from these data.…”

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“…The monitoring data from animals on F. tularensis are voluntarily submitted by MS and EFTA countries to EFSA. The data are collected without harmonised design at the EU level and only allow for descriptive summaries and not for trend analyses and trend watching (Boelaert et al, 2016). 6.3. Results 6.3.1.…”

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“…Categorisation of data used in EUSR 2018 (adapted fromBoelaert et al, 2016) Rationale of the table of contentsFollowing the rationale of listing of zoonoses in Annex I of the Directive 2003/99/EC, of the mandatory reporting on FBO and of the above mentioned categorisation of food, animal and feed data (Table 1), a new table of contents was implemented in this annual EUSR: A) Zoonoses included in compulsory annual monitoring (Directive 2003/99/EC List A) Echinococcus Food-and waterborne outbreaks (according to Directive 2003/99/EC) B) Zoonoses monitored according the epidemiological situation (Directive 2003/99/EC List B)…”

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“…These data analyses can either be a descriptive summary, or trend watching, or a full trend analysis. To make this clear for the reader, EFSA proposed throughout the report the types of analyses according to Table 1 and adapted from Boelaert et al (2016). For each chapter in this report, the applied category according to Table 1 is explained.…”

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The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2016

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This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2016 in 37 European countries (28 Member States (MS) and nine non-MS). Campylobacteriosis was the most commonly reported zoonosis and the increasing European Union (EU) trend for confirmed human cases since 2008 stabilised during 2012-2016. In food, the occurrence of Campylobacter remained high in broiler meat. The decreasing EU trend for confirmed human salmonellosis cases since 2008 ended during 2012-2016, and the proportion of human Salmonella Enteritidis cases increased. Most MS met their Salmonella reduction targets for poultry, except five MS for laying hens. At primary production level, the EU-level flock prevalence of target Salmonella serovars in breeding hens, broilers, breeding and fattening turkeys decreased or stabilised compared with previous years but the EU prevalence of S. Enteritidis in laying hens significantly increased. In foodstuffs, the EU-level Salmonella non-compliance for minced meat and meat preparations from poultry was low. The number of human listeriosis confirmed cases further increased in 2016, despite the fact that Listeria seldom exceeds the EU food safety limit in ready-to-eat foods. The decreasing EU trend for confirmed yersiniosis cases since 2008 stabilised during 2012-2016, and also the number of confirmed Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections in humans was stable. In total, 4,786 food-borne outbreaks, including waterborne outbreaks, were reported. Salmonella was the most commonly detected causative agent -with one out of six outbreaks due to S. Enteritidis -followed by other bacteria, bacterial toxins and viruses. Salmonella in eggs continued to represent the highest risk agent/food combination. The report further summarises trends and sources for bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, trichinellosis, echinococcosis, toxoplasmosis, rabies, Q fever, West Nile fever and tularaemia.

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EU-wide monitoring of biological hazards along the food chain: achievements, challenges and EFSA vision for the future

Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2015

The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2015

The European Union One Health 2018 Zoonoses Report

The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food‐borne outbreaks in 2016

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