The decontamination of poultry carcasses is gaining increased interest in Europe, especially
because poultry is implicated as a risk factor in human campylobacteriosis. Thus we …

It takes several steps to bring food from the farm to the fork (dining table), and contamination
with food‐borne pathogens can occur at any point in the process. Campylobacter spp. and …

Frozen foods make up one of the biggest sectors in the food industry. Their popularity with
consumers is due primarily to the variety they offer and their ability to retain a high standard …

Campylobacter jejuni is the major cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. Under stress
conditions, C. jejuni can enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. We found that the C …

The unsuitability of the “CFU” parameter and the usefulness of cultivation-independent
quantification of Campylobacter on chicken products, reflecting the actual risk for infection, is …

Six slaughter batches deriving from six typical industrial broiler flocks were examined for the
presence, quantity and genetic characteristics of contaminating Campylobacter jejuni (C …

Abstract Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella Typhimurium are major foodborne
pathogens that cause gastrointestinal infections in humans. Humans can acquire these …

The high prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in retail liver products was previously reported
and has been linked to several outbreaks of campylobacteriosis. The main objective of this …

Campylobacteriosis is considered the most frequent zoonosis in humans, and the handling
and/or consumption of poultry meat is considered the main source for human infection. The …

Although considerable research has been carried out on a range of environmental factors
that impact on the survival of Campylobacter jejuni, there is limited information on the effects …