Post on 15-Apr-2017
A Study of the Prevalence of E. coli and Salmonella
Contamination of Imported and Domestic Retail
Chicken and Pork in St. Kitts
Think about the last piece of meat that you ate…
Raised
Butchering
Processing
Where did it come from?
How long was the trip?
So- what did you eat?
Effects of U.S. foodborne pathogens each year:
• Illnesses: 48 million (1 out of 6 Americans)
•Hospitalizations: 128,000
•Deaths: 3,000Source: CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/)
Foodborne pathogens
• 31 major pathogens tracked by the CDC• The known causes of foodborne illnesses
• Most causes are actually unknown
Source: CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/2011-foodborne-estimates.html)
Why E. coli and Salmonella?
Salmonella
Source: Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens Elaine Scallan,1 Robert M. Hoekstra, Frederick J. Angulo, Robert V. Tauxe, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Sharon L. Roy,
Jeffery L. Jones, and Patricia M. Griffin
• The leading bacterial cause of foodborne illness*
• Leading cause of hospitalizations from foodborne illness
• Leading cause of deaths from foodborne illness
Source: CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/pdfs/pathogens-complete-list-04-12.pdf)
Recent Salmonella Outbreaks
CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks-active.html)
Other 2016 outbreaks:PoultryPistachiosAlfalfa sproutsOrganic meal replacement shake mix
2015 outbreaks:CucumbersPorkFrozen chicken (twice from same company)Tuna
What about E. coli?Not a major cause of foodborne illness
when compared with Salmonella…
Source: CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/pdfs/pathogens-complete-list-04-12.pdf)
E. coliUsed as an indicator of fecal
contamination
Source: NARMS Integrated Report, 2012-2013
What is the prevalence in the U.S.?
Source: NARMS Integrated Report, 2012-2013
Source: NARMS Integrated Report, 2012-2013, p. 4
Source: NARMS Integrated Report, 2012-2013
Source: NARMS Integrated Report, 2012-2013
E. coli
Salmonella
Our data so far:
(29)
(18)
Our data so far:
The moral of the story:
Source: foodsafety.gov