Background A risk assessment conducted by EFSA identified Salmonella enterica
(Salmonella) as a high-risk hazard at the EU level in the context of meat inspection of swine …

Albert Einstein has been quoted “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we
used when we created them”. Innovations are necessary to meet future challenges …

More than a decade ago, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) sparked a substantial
modernisation effort in traditional meat safety systems in Europe by publishing a range of …

Food chain information (FCI) refers to information that is gathered along the food chain for
animals intended for slaughter and is exchanged between the stakeholders at the different …

Food chain information (FCI) as stated in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 plays a vital role in
supporting decision-making and guiding of risk managers at abattoirs by providing valuable …

A modern risk-based meat safety assurance system (RB-MSAS) for poultry includes
information systems to better adapt to risks for meat safety. Food Chain Information (FCI) …

Introduction in 2017–2019 of the new EU legislation on official controls in food production
allowed use of computer vision systems (CVSs) as complementary tools in meat inspection …

The purposes of meat inspection have been formulated for more than 100 years as (a)
protecting health of consumers,(b) maintain the reputation of the meats in home and export …

Withdrawal periods after antimicrobial treatment have been defined as preventing in meat
the presence of residues above the maximum residue limits (MRLs). However, errors can …

An outbreak of trichinellosis due to the consumption of sausage made from wild boar meat
unexamined for the presence of Trichinella spp. was reported in Poland in December 2020 …