Outbreak investigations of Salmonella and frozen raw breaded chicken : The mitigation of a significant public health issue in Canada
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Kerr, Ashley, Smith, Courtney R., Kandar, Rima, Kearney, Ashley, Chau, Kelvin, Adhikari, Bijay, Cutler, Jennifer, Galanis, Eleni, Gaulin, Colette, Hamel, Meghan, Hobbs, Leigh, Kershaw, Tanis, Kirsch, Penelope, Mah, Victor, McCormick, Rachel, Nesbitt, Andrea, Orr, Alison, Smadi, Hanan, Taylor, Marsha and Hexemer, April. (2024). Outbreak investigations of Salmonella and frozen raw breaded chicken : The mitigation of a significant public health issue in Canada. Epidemiology and Infection. 152, p. Article e180. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824001705
Authors | Kerr, Ashley, Smith, Courtney R., Kandar, Rima, Kearney, Ashley, Chau, Kelvin, Adhikari, Bijay, Cutler, Jennifer, Galanis, Eleni, Gaulin, Colette, Hamel, Meghan, Hobbs, Leigh, Kershaw, Tanis, Kirsch, Penelope, Mah, Victor, McCormick, Rachel, Nesbitt, Andrea, Orr, Alison, Smadi, Hanan, Taylor, Marsha and Hexemer, April |
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Abstract | In May 2017, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) became the primary subtyping method for Salmonella in Canada. As a result of the increased discriminatory power provided by WGS, 16 multi-jurisdictional outbreaks of Salmonella associated with frozen raw breaded chicken products were identified between 2017 and 2019. The majority (15/16) were associated with S. enteritidis, while the remaining outbreak was associated with S. Heidelberg. The 16 outbreaks included a total of 487 cases with ages ranging from 0 to 98 years (median: 24 years); 79 hospitalizations and two deaths were reported. Over the course of the outbreak investigations, 14 frozen raw breaded chicken products were recalled, and one was voluntarily withdrawn from the market. After previous changes to labelling and the issuance of public communication for these products proved ineffective at reducing illnesses, new industry requirements were issued in 2019, which required the implementation of measures at the manufacturing/processing level to reduce Salmonella to below detectable amounts in frozen raw breaded chicken products. Since implementation, no further outbreaks of Salmonella associated with frozen breaded chicken have been identified in Canada, a testament to the effectiveness of these risk mitigation measures. |
Keywords | salmonella; outbreak; frozen raw breaded chicken product; food safety |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Epidemiology and Infection |
Journal citation | 152, p. Article e180 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 0950-2688 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824001705 |
PubMed ID | 39725660 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85213911437 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC11696595 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-9 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Dec 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Nov 2024 |
Deposited | 04 Apr 2025 |
Additional information | © Public Health Agency of Canada, 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that no alterations are made and the original article is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained prior to any commercial use and/or adaptation of the article. |
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