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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Food Res Int. 2024 Nov 27;200:115424. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115424

Table 7:

Input parameter values with reference/source used in the QMRA model.

Scope

Pathogen Campylobacter
Food product Chicken meat
Population specification Tables 8 and 9
Population size Tables 8 and 9
Consumption period in days 365

Question Value Unit Ref

1 Portions consumed
Point estimation: portions per person per month (pppm) 30.42 /pppm (MIDAGRI, 2022)
2 Pathogen prevalence in retail
 Point estimation of prevalence Table 9 - -
3. Portion size
 Portion size: mean 139.55 g (MIDAGRI, 2022)
 Portion size: st dev 6.71 g
4 Pathogen concentration
 Concentration: mean Table 9 log10 (CFU/g) -
 Concentration: st dev Table 9 log10 (CFU/g)
5 Storage conditions
 % of portions stored in room Tables 8 and 9 - -
 % of portions stored in the fridge Tables 8 and 9 - -
 % of portions stored in freezer Tables 8 and 9 - -
7 Cross-contamination parameters
 % of portions possibly causing cross-contamination Tables 8 and 9 - -
8 Heating categories
 % of portions done 95 % Authors’ estimate
 % of portions undercooked 5 %
 % of portions raw 0 %