Press Release: EFSA confirms chicken meat major source of human cases of campylobacteriosis

The Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in December 2009, adopted an Opinion on the extent to which broiler (chicken) meat contributes to human cases of campylobacteriosis. Experts conclude that the handling, preparation and consumption of broiler meat may directly account for 20 to 30% of human cases of campylobacteriosis in the European Union.

• Primary Source

EFSA: Press Release, 28.1.10: EFSA and ECDC issue 2008 report on zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in the EU http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/zoonoses100128.htm

EFSA: Scientific opinion on quantification of the risk posed by broiler meat to human campylobacteriosis in the EU, December 2009 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1437.htm

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