Table 3 Results of tests for Salmonella sp. from cooked meat/cooked meat products and ready-to-eat foods including vegetables, fruits and other samples, 2005–2009
Food type | Number positive / Number tested (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
Cooked or partially cooked meat and meat products | Bovine | 0/638 | 2/1808 (0.11) | 0/1328 | 7/4794 (0.15) | 0/6595 |
Chicken | 2/2296 (0.09) | 2/3385 (0.06) | 1/3371 (0.03) | 2/6932 (0.03) | 0/8373 | |
Duck | 0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/6 | |
Ovine | 0/30 | 0/37 | 0/90 | 0/212 | 0/140 | |
Porcine | 1/4529 (0.02) | 0/5373 | 7/4068 (0.17) | 27/10393 (0.27) | 3/14671 (0.02) | |
Turkey | 0/682 | 0/694 | 0/575 | 0/1370 | 0/1213 | |
Not specified | 0/2147 | 0/3541 | 2/3283 (0.06) | 2/1430 | 0/2107 | |
Total | 3/10322 (0.03) | 4/14839 (0.03) | 10/12717 (0.08) | 38/25132 (0.16) | 3/33105 (0.01) | |
Other foods/water | Ready-to-eat foods | 0/3580 | 1/5452 (0.02) | 1/8120 (0.01) | 1/9393 (0.01) | 0/10227 |
Vegetable and fruit | 0/3079 | 0/3490 | 1/3477 (0.03) | 0/2517 | 0/1545 | |
Food grade water | 0/752 | 0/520 | 3/375 (0.8) | 0/416 | 0/305 | |
Other/not specified | 3/10486 (0.3) | 1/11604 (0.01) | 4/11244 (0.04) | 17/11735 (0.14) | 9/9137 (0.10) | |
Total | 3/17897 (0.02) | 2/21066 (0.01) | 9/23216 (0.04) | 18/24061(0.07) | 9/21214 (0.04) | |