Published Salmonella risk assessment model contains major errors and inconsistencies
Abstract
Sampedro et al. [1] addresses an important issue in Salmonella control in ground turkey.It is very relevant today, given the renewed efforts by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce Salmonella illnesses attributable to poultry (https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/ 10/19/usda-launches-new-effort-reduce-salmonella-illnesses-linked-poultry).We have however found significant errors and inconsistencies in the modelling methods that affect the validity of the manuscript.We do not attempt to provide an exhaustive review of the manuscript, so we will focus only on three key issues that significantly affect the authors' findings.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Food Safety and Hygiene
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Volume
- 154
- Pages
- e60–e60
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN