TABLE 13.
Comparisons of proportions (%) of Salmonella‐positive single samples from turkey carcases (neck skin samples) after chilling, by sampler and reporting MS, EU, 2022.
| Country | Competent authority (CA) | Food business operator (FBOp) | p‐value a | Interpretation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Tested samples | N (%) positive samples | CI95 | N Tested samples | N (%) positive samples | CI95 | |||
| Austria | – | – | – | 136 | 0 | [0; 2.7] b | – | – |
| Belgium | 49 | 0 | [0; 7.3] b | 140 | 0 | [0; 2.6] b | NS | |
| Croatia | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Czechia | 465 | 3 (0.64) | [0.13; 1.9] | – | – | – | – | – |
| France | – | – | – | 3152 | 17 (0.54) | [0.31; 0.86] | – | – |
| Germany | – | – | – | 2311 | 25 (1.1) | [0.70; 1.6] | – | – |
| Greece | – | – | – | 55 | 0 | [0; 6.5] b | – | – |
| Hungary | 695 | 33 (4.7) | [3.3; 6.6] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ireland | – | – | – | 670 | 0 | [0; 0.55] b | – | – |
| Italy | 267 | 92 (34.5) | [28.8; 40.5] | 1250 | 131 (10.5) | [8.8; 12.3] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Latvia | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | [0; 28.5] b | – | – |
| Poland | 655 | 43 (6.6) | [4.8; 8.7] | 335 | 1 (0.30) | [0.01; 1.7] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Portugal | – | – | – | 919 | 2 (0.22) | [0.03; 0.78] | – | – |
| Romania | 18 | 0 | [0; 18.5] b | 280 | 0 | [0; 1.3] b | NS | |
| Slovakia | – | – | – | 60 | 0 | [0; 6.0] b | – | – |
| Slovenia | – | – | – | 403 | 6 (1.5) | [0.55; 3.2] | – | – |
| Spain | 100 | 17 (17.0) | [10.2; 25.8] | 250 | 0 | [0; 1.5] b | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 2254 | 188 (8.3) | [7.2; 9.6] | 9977 | 182 (1.8) | [1.6; 2.1] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| EU Total (27 + XI) providing CA and FBOp data | 1089 | 152 (14.0) | [12.0; 16.2] | 2255 | 132 (5.9) | [4.9; 6.9] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
Abbreviation: –, Data not reported; [−], The confidence interval is not provided because of the small sample size.
a
p‐value: NS, not significant.
b
One‐sided, 97.5% confidence interval.