Strategies to Improve Poultry Food Safety, a Landscape Review

Food safety remains a significant public health issue for the poultry industry. Foodborne pathogens can be in contact at all phases of poultry production, from initial hatch to processing and ultimately to retail and meal preparation. Salmonella and Campylobacter have been considered the primary foo...

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Published in:Annual review of animal biosciences 2021-02, Vol.9 (1), p.379-400
Main Author: Ricke, Steven C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
food safety
foodborne pathogen
organic acids
poultry production
prebiotics
probiotics
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Summary:Food safety remains a significant public health issue for the poultry industry. Foodborne pathogens can be in contact at all phases of poultry production, from initial hatch to processing and ultimately to retail and meal preparation. Salmonella and Campylobacter have been considered the primary foodborne pathogens associated with poultry. Both organisms are major causative agents of human foodborne illness. Limiting these pathogens in poultry production requires identifying their sources and routes of transmission. This involves the ability to isolate and precisely identify them using methodologies capable of discernment at the genome level. Interventions to reduce their occurrence in poultry production employ two basic strategies: prevention of establishment and elimination of already-established pathogens. This review provides an overview of current findings and prospects for further research on poultry food safety issues.
ISSN:2165-8102
2165-8110
DOI:10.1146/annurev-animal-061220-023200