Risk assessment of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens
Subtitle: technical report
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: Microbiological risk assessment series -- 12; Microbiological risk assessment series -- 12.
Publisher: World Health Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9789241547369; 9789251058794
Subjects: Food Contamination; Health risk assessment; Risk Assessment; Food Handling; Chickens; Microbiology; Analysis; Campylobacter infections in poultry; Pathogenicity; Campylobacter; Methods
Description: Campylobacter is a leading cause of enteric infections in many countries. The principal reservoir of pathogenic Campylobacter spp. is the alimentary tract of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Poultry meat is an important vehicle for foodborne transmission of Campylobacter spp., particularly Campylobacter jejuni. FAO and WHO have undertaken a risk assessment of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens as described in this volume. This assessment compared the risk for a variety of scenarios and mitigation measures for control of the organism in a range of broiler chicken products. It also includes a review and analysis of current scientific information and a description of the risk model.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hazard identification; title: Exposure assessment; title: Hazard characterization; title: Risk characterization; title: Risk assessment and developing countries; title: Gaps in the data; title: Conclusions; title: Recent developments in risk assessment of Campylobacter in broilers.