FSA project looks at global meat safety processes in U.S., other countries

Published 2021년 8월 6일

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A report by the Food Standards Agency, prepared by Campden BRI, provides an overview of potential foodborne disease risks from imported meat products from 16 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. The research aims to understand the food safety control processes in countries importing into the UK, post-Brexit. The report highlights the consistent nature of poultry and meat processing practices across the countries and the varied use of safety interventions. The United States and Canada allow certain chemicals in carcass washing, while Australia and New Zealand use a scoring system for chilling. The report also notes the prevalence of pathogens in meat products in different countries and emphasizes the importance of scientific evidence in decision-making about imported products. It is noted that meat for export to the UK must meet UK import requirements.

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A better understanding of potential foodborne disease risks from imported meat products has been set out in a report published by the Food Standards Agency. Researchers created profiles of 16 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, with prevalence data for Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Trichinella and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). There were difficulties in comparing the countries because of variation in data collection techniques like sampling and testing, language issues in non-English speaking areas, and different applications of control plans regionally. The work was done by Campden BRI between January 2020 to March 2021 under contract by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to help the authority better understand the international context of imports and food safety control processes for products coming into the UK, now that it has left the European Union with a likely change in trading patterns. For poultry and meat processing, the basic procedures ...

Source: Foodsafetynews