Table 69.

Top‐10 pathogen/food vehicle pair causing the highest number of strong‐evidence food‐borne (including waterborne) outbreaks, in reporting Member States, EU, 2017

2010–2016								Evolution (2017 vs 2010–2016)*
Rank	Causative agenta	Food vehicleb	Number of outbreaks	Number of reporting MS	Rank	Number of outbreaks (mean/year)	Number of reporting MS
1	Salmonella	Eggs and egg products	99	13	1	98.9	18	Stable
2	Histamine	Fish and fishery products	55	8	5	31.0	12	↑↑
3	Salmonella	Meat and meat products	46	12	2	56.3	21	Stable
4	Salmonella	Bakery products	45	5	8	21.6	11	↑↑
5	Bacterial toxins other than Clostridium botulinum	Meat and meat products	34	9	3	33.0	14	Stable
6	Bacterial toxins other than Clostridium botulinum	Mixed food	32	10	4	31.9	17	Stable
7	Campylobacter	Milk and milk products	20	4	22	7.1	9	↑↑
8	Marine biotoxins	Fish and fishery products	17	3	17	11.1	5	↑↑
9	Bacterial toxins other than Clostridium botulinum	Other foods	16	6	9	19.1	13	Stable
10	Campylobacter	Meat and meat products	13	5	10	18.1	12	↓

*Single arrow indicates variations between 25% and 50%; double arrows indicate variations > 50%; ‘stable’ value indicates variations between −25% and 25%.

^aBacterial toxins other than Clostridium botulinum include toxins produced by Bacillus, Clostridium other than Clostridium botulinum and Staphylococcus and other unspecified bacterial toxins. Marine biotoxins include ciguatoxin and other unspecified toxins.

^bMeat and meat products include ‘Bovine meat’, ‘Pigmeat’, ‘Poultry meat’, ‘Sheep meat’, ‘Other or mixed red meat and their products’, ‘Meat and Meat products unspecified’. Milk and milk products include ‘Dairy products (other than cheeses)’, ‘Milk’. Other foods include ‘Cereal products and legumes’ and ‘Other foods (Unspecified)’.