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Food Protection Trends, Vol 43, No. 3, p. 232-239
https://doi.org/10.4315/FPT-22-035
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A. R. Cohn,1* T. Gremillion,2
J. Kincheloe,4
M. Robach,5
2023, International Association for Food Protection
2900 100th Street, Suite 309, Des Moines, IA 50322-3855, USA
M. J. Stasiewicz,6
3
and M. Wiedmann1
1Dept. of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
2Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C. 20006, USA
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
4Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C. 20005, USA
5
The Robach Group LLC, Atlanta, GA 30517, USA
6
Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
C. W. Hedberg,3
Risk Management Options to Reduce Human
Salmonellosis Cases Due to Consumption of Raw Poultry
ABSTRACT
Salmonella cases due to cross-contamination by, or
consumption of, raw poultry continue to be a major
public health concern. Processors have yet to identify an
effective " kill step " in raw poultry production, and food
safety interventions may target many compartments of
the supply chain, from breeder and grandparent flocks to
consumer cooking practices, complicating the prioritization
of specific areas to effectively manage risk. Moreover,
raw poultry can be contaminated by diverse Salmonella
serovars, ranging from multidrug resistant Salmonella
Infantis to pansusceptible Salmonella Kentucky sequence
type 152, which has substantially reduced likelihood of
causing human disease. " Farm-to-table " risk models help
assess the public health impact of different Salmonella
risk management strategies and thereby inform policy
priorities. This article provides an overview of risk
management practices that should be considered and
evaluated in Salmonella risk assessments, including risk
management strategies focusing on (i) preharvest; (ii)
slaughter and further processing; (iii) consumer product
*Author for correspondence: Phone: +1 607.255.1266; Email: arc326@cornell.edu
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handling; and (iv) regulatory approaches. Data and model
needs to allow assessment of these risk management
strategies are also discussed. The information presented
here represents a critical step in ensuring that future
Salmonella risk assessment and risk management efforts
represent a comprehensive systems approach and
consider all potential options for Salmonella risk reduction.
INTRODUCTION
Although a wide range of foods have been linked to human
salmonellosis outbreaks and cases, numerous studies indicate
that raw poultry represents a particularly important source
of human salmonellosis. For example, the Interagency Food
Safety Analytics Collaboration has estimated that 23.4% of
salmonellosis cases in the United States can be attributed
to raw poultry (19). In addition, a number of human
salmonellosis outbreaks have been linked to raw poultry (14,
17). Transmission of Salmonella from raw poultry to humans
can occur at home or in commercial kitchens through (i)
undercooking of product by consumers (or at restaurants or
retail) and (ii) cross-contamination of other products that are
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