Denmark to toughen Salmonella Dublin rules

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration is tightening controls on a type of Salmonella in cattle. Salmonella Dublin can cause miscarriages and reduced milk production in cows as well as serious illness in humans. Cattle can be infected without being ill. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) is stepping up checks in herds that are found to be infected. The aim is to eradicate the pathogen in cattle production. Ongoing efforts Beginning in July, the owners of infected herds will have two annual inspections from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration that they must pay for to check whether restrictions are being complied with as part of a recently approved control program. Currently, about 10 percent of cattle herds are infected with Salmonella Dublin compared to 25 percent in 2002. The original goal was to eradicate Salmonella Dublin by 2012. The number of infected consumers has almost halved from 44 in 2002 to 25 in 2017. “Therefore, we ...