TABLE 16.
Comparisons of proportions (%) of Salmonella‐positive single samples from goat carcases after dressing but before 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 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | [0; 26.5] b | – | – |
| Belgium | 105 | 0 | [0; 3.5] b | 51 | 0 | [0; 7.0] b | NS | |
| Croatia | 195 | 0 | [0; 1.9] b | – | – | – | – | – |
| Czechia | 66 | 0 | [0; 5.4] b | – | – | – | – | – |
| France | – | – | – | 229 | 12 (5.2) | [2.7; 9.0] | – | – |
| Germany | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Greece | 43 | 0 | [0; 8.2] b | 23 | 0 | [0; 14.8] b | NS | |
| Italy | 87 | 0 | [0; 4.2] b | 167 | 0 | [0; 2.2] b | NS | |
| Latvia | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | [0; 16.1] b | – | – |
| Malta | – | – | – | 31 | 2 (6.5) | [0.79; 21.4] | – | – |
| Netherlands | 102 | 2 (2.0) | [0.24; 6.9] | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Poland | 10 | 0 | [0; 30.9] b | – | – | – | – | – |
| Portugal | – | – | – | 834 | 9 (1.1) | [0.5; 2.0] | – | – |
| Slovakia | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Slovenia | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | [0; 30.9] b | – | – |
| Spain | 100 | 0 | [0; 3.6] b | – | – | – | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 708 | 2 (0.28) | [0.03; 1.0] | 1390 | 23 (1.7) | [1.1; 2.5] | 0.0031 | CA < FBOp |
| EU Total (27 + XI) providing CA and FBOp data | 337 | 2 (0.59) | [0.07; 2.1] | 246 | 0 | [0; 1.5] b | NS | |
Abbreviation: –, Data not reported.
a
p–value: NS, not significant.
b
One–sided, 97.5% confidence interval.