Process hygiene criteria for Salmonella in pig carcasses: comparing food business operator self-monitoring and official sampling in an Italian high-throughput slaughterhouse
Abstract
This study compares Salmonella monitoring data obtained from food business operator (FBO) self-monitoring and competent authority (CA) official sampling on pig carcasses in a high-throughput Italian slaughterhouse over 10 years (2012-2021 for FBO; 2014-2021 for CA). A total of 1560 FBO and 377 CA samples were analyzed. Salmonella prevalence was 3.46% [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.6-4.5] for FBO and 10.34% (95% CI: 7.3-13.5) for CA, with statistically significant yearly differences in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020 (p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Food Safety and Hygiene
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Italian Journal of Food Safety
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN