TABLE 55.
Top‐10 pathogen/food vehicle pairs causing the highest number of strong‐evidence outbreaks in reporting EU MSs, 2022.
| 2022 | 2018–2021 a,b | Evaluation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank c | Causative agent | Food vehicle | Outbreaks (N) | Reporting MS (N outbreaks) | Rank c | Outbreaks (N/year) (range) | Reporting MS (N/year) | 2022 versus 2018–2021 d |
| 1 | Salmonella | Eggs and egg products e | 86 | Spain (34), Poland (26), France (14), Slovakia (4), Belgium (3), Austria (2), Lithuania (2), Italy (1) | 1 | 82.3 (37–135) | 8.8 | – |
| 2 | Histamine and Scombrotoxin | Fish and fish products f | 24 | Spain (15), Sweden (5), France (4) | 5 | 18.0 (14–23) | 6.5 | ↑ |
| 2 | Salmonella | Mixed food g | 24 | Spain (16), Slovakia (2), Germany (2), Finland (1), France (1), Romania (1), Hungary (1) | 4 | 19.8 (3–27) | 8.0 | – |
| 3 | Salmonella | Pig meat and products thereof h | 18 | Germany (5), France (5), Italy (3), Greece (2), Spain (1), Lithuania (1), Poland (1) | 6 | 17.0 (11–26) | 6.8 | – |
| 4 | Norovirus (and other calicivirus) | Mixed food i | 16 | Spain (5), Finland (4), Denmark (2), Sweden (2), Poland (1), Belgium (1), Germany (1) | 7 | 9.5 (5–13) | 4.5 | ↑↑ |
| 5 | Salmonella | Sweets and chocolate j | 12 | Austria (1), Belgium (1), Czechia (1), Denmark (1), Germany (1), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Luxembourg (1), Netherlands (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) (1) | 18 | 4.5 (2–8) | 2.3 | ↑↑ |
| 5 | Staphylococcus aureus toxins | Mixed food k | 12 | Spain (3), Portugal (3), Sweden (2), Croatia (2), Germany (1), Romania (1) | 13 | 6.0 (1–12) | 4.3 | ↑↑ |
| 6 | Salmonella | Bakery products l | 11 | Spain (4), Poland (4), Czechia (1), Italy (1), Romania (1) | 3 | 21.3 (9–32) | 3.8 | ↓ |
| 7 | Norovirus (and other calicivirus) | Crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof m | 10 | France (4), Spain (2), Denmark (1), Finland (1), Sweden (1), Netherlands (1) | 2 | 58.5 (19–144) | 6.0 | ↓↓ |
| 8 | Campylobacter | Broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof n | 9 | Denmark (6), France (2), Spain (1) | 11 | 7.8 (4–10) | 5.5 | – |
For the 2021–2022 period, data on FBOs from the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) were taken into account. In accordance with the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, and in particular with the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol, the EU requirements on data sampling are also applicable to the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
For the 2018–2019 period, data on FBOs from the United Kingdom were taken into account, because the United Kingdom was still an EU MS at that time. However, on 1 February 2020 it became a third country.
Ranking of the food vehicle based on the number of strong‐evidence FBOs in which the combination (causative agent/food vehicle) was implicated (rank 1 is the highest rank meaning the most commonly implicated). Strong‐evidence outbreaks with unknown causative agents are not included.
A single arrow indicates variations of 25% and 50% in the number of outbreaks; double arrows indicate variations > 50%; a ‘stable' value indicates variations of between −25% and + 25%.
In 2022, ‘Eggs and egg products’ include ‘eggs and egg products’ (82), ‘eggs’ (4).
In 2022, ‘Fish and fish products’ include ‘fish and fish products’ (19), ‘fish – fishery products from fish species associated with a high amount of histidine – not enzyme maturated’ (5).
In 2022, ‘Mixed food’ includes ‘mixed food’ (15), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – meat based dishes’ (3), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – fish and seafood based dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – sandwiches’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – sandwiches – with meat’ (1), ‘ready‐to‐eat salads’ (1), ‘sauce and dressings’ (1).
In 2022, ‘Pig meat and products thereof’ includes ‘pig meat and products thereof’ (11), ‘meat from pig – meat products ‐ meat specialities’ (2), ‘cured seasoned pork meat’ (1), ‘meat from pig – fresh’ (1), ‘meat from pig – meat products – fresh raw sausages’ (1), ‘meat from pig – meat products – ready‐to‐eat’ (1), ‘meat from pig – minced meat – intended to be eaten raw’ (1).
In 2022, ‘Mixed food’ includes ‘mixed food’ (9), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – sandwiches’ (3), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – meat based dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – sandwiches – with meat’ (1), ‘ready‐to‐eat salads’ (1).
In 2022, ‘Sweets and chocolate' includes ‘chocolate' (9), ‘sweets and chocolate' (2), ‘confectionery products and pastes – soft candy’ (1).
In 2022, ‘Mixed food’ includes ‘mixed food’ (3), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – pasta’ (2), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes’ (2), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – finger food’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – meat based dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – pasta – filled pasta’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – pizza and pizza‐like dishes’ (1), ‘other processed food products and prepared dishes – rice based dishes’ (1).
In 2022, ‘Bakery products’ include ‘bakery products – cakes’ (4), ‘bakery products – desserts – containing raw eggs’ (3), ‘bakery products’ (2), ‘bakery products – desserts – containing raw cream’ (2).
In 2022, ‘Crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof’ includes ‘crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof’ (6), ‘live bivalve molluscs – oysters’ (4).
In 2022, ‘Broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof’ includes ‘meat from broilers (Gallus gallus)’ (6), ‘broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof’ (3).