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ID (Added: 13-Aug-2010): 146
Source: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type: Website
Title: Testing Methodology for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) (Website)
URL: https://www.fda.gov/food/laboratory-methods-food/testing-methodology-salmonella-enteritidis-se
Description: This method, for the detection of all Salmonella serotypes in environmental samples, has been used primarily for finding Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in the hen houses. Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) foodborne outbreaks in human beings have been associated predominantly with eggs, when a vehicle has been identified. Due to the characteristics of SE organisms shed into the egg from the laying hen, environmental analytical methods for detecting SE were developed for the houses in which the laying hens are maintained. Environmental testing is used to verify that an on-farm egg safety program is functioning in the reduction of SE in laying hen houses, thereby reducing the number of SE contaminated eggs. Environmental testing is also used in hen houses that have been implicated in tracebacks from foodborne SE outbreaks.
Format: Website
Applies to: Organisms: Salmonella spp.; Foods: Poultry