Author
ALTERKRUSE, S - Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) | |
BOOR, K - Cornell University | |
COOK, MARGARET - Tyson Foods | |
COLE, E - Department Of Commerce | |
FREIER, T - Cargill Corporation | |
JAYKUS, L - North Carolina State University | |
KING, R - Department Of Defense | |
MAZZOTTA, A - Campbell Soup Research | |
KOWALCYK, B - Center For Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention (CFI) | |
PERENCEVICH, E - University Of Maryland | |
RUPLE, A - Department Of Commerce | |
SCOTT, J - National Grocers Association | |
THOMPSON, S - Hershey Company | |
ZINK, D - Health & Human Services | |
Wesley, Irene |
Submitted to: Journal of Food Protection
Publication Type: Government Publication Publication Acceptance Date: 7/20/2006 Publication Date: 1/20/2007 Citation: Alterkruse, S.F., Boor, K.J., Cook, M., Cole, E., Freier, T., Jaykus, L., King, R., Mazzotta, A., Kowalcyk, B., Perencevich, E., Ruple, A., Scott, J., Thompson, S., Zink, D., Wesley, I.V. 2007. Analytical Utility of Campylobacter Methodologies. Journal of Food Protection. 70(1):241-250. Interpretive Summary: Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are human foodborne pathogens, commensals of healthy livestock, especially poultry, and the major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide infecting ~1% of the population of Western Europe annually. Consumption of contaminated water and poultry is a major risk factor for human campylobacteriosis. Methods for improved isolation, enumeration, species identification, and subtyping appropriate for the high-volume national USDA broiler and young turkey baselines are proposed in this NACMCF publication. Technical Abstract: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF, or the Committee) was asked to address the analytical utility of Campylobacter methodologies in preparation for an upcoming United States Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) baseline study to enumerate Campylobacter spp. from broiler carcass rinse samples. To address the FSIS questions, the Committee reviewed the available literature regarding Campylobacter spp. methodologies, consulted four United States experts on Campylobacter research, and examined the current method being used in an on-going United States Department of Agriculture collaborative study between the FSIS and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), hereinafter referred to as the ARS/FSIS Broiler Rinse Study, for possible use in the upcoming FSIS baseline study of broilers. As described more fully in this report, the Committee acknowledges that Campylobacter species are a leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States and that poultry is a primary reservoir of this pathogen. In addition, the Committee recognizes that the majority of human campylobacteriosis cases are caused by Campylobacter jejuni, followed by Campylobacter coli and other species. Finally, the Committee understands that the FSIS is awaiting scientific recommendations from the NACMCF prior to initiating a nationwide baseline study to determine the prevalence and numbers of Campylobacter spp. in broiler car carcasses at federally inspected establishments as a basis for developing risk management strategies to reduce human exposure to Campylobacter spp. A general summary of the recommendations of the Committee follows. |