Table 13.
Comparisons of proportions (%) of Salmonella‐positive single samples from broiler carcases (neck skin samples) after chilling, by sampler and reporting MS, EU, 2021
| Country | Competent authority (CA) | Food business operator (FBOp) | p‐value (b) | Interpretation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N tested samples | N (%) positive samples | CI95 | N tested samples | N (%) positive samples | CI95 | |||
| Austria | – | – | – | 1,029 | 147 (14.3) | [12.2; 16.6] | – | – |
| Belgium | 631 | 62 (9.8) | [7.6; 12.4] | 2,634 | 128 (4.9) | [4.1; 5.8] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Croatia | 1,290 | 270 (20.9) | [18.7; 23.3] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cyprus | 220 | 65 (29.5) | [23.6; 36] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Czechia | 1,040 | 65 (6.2) | [4.9; 7.9] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denmark | – | – | – | 263 | 0 | [0; 1.4] (a) | – | – |
| Estonia | – | – | – | 260 | 0 | [0; 1.4] (a) | – | – |
| France | – | – | – | 13,739 | 319 (2.3) | [2.1; 2.6] | – | – |
| Germany | – | – | – | 19,509 | 504 (2.6) | [2.4; 2.8] | – | – |
| Greece | – | – | – | 1,991 | 0 | [0; 0.18] (a) | – | – |
| Hungary | 709 | 94 (13.3) | [10.8; 16.0] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ireland | 279 | 3 (1.1) | [0.22; 3.1] | 1,190 | 11 (0.92) | [0.46; 1.6] | NS | |
| Italy | 1,125 | 277 (24.6) | [22.1; 27.2] | 4,605 | 300 (6.5) | [5.8; 7.3] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Latvia | – | – | – | 599 | 23 (3.8) | [2.4; 5.7] | – | – |
| Netherlands | – | – | – | 3,536 | 273 (7.7) | [6.9; 8.7] | – | – |
| Portugal | – | – | – | 2,862 | 5 (0.17) | [0.06; 0.41] | – | – |
| Romania | 800 | 59 (7.4) | [5.7; 9.4] | 1,891 | 9 (0.48) | [0.22; 0.90] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| Slovakia | – | – | – | 945 | 0 | [0; 0.39] (a) | – | – |
| Slovenia | – | – | – | 844 | 59 (7.0) | [5.4; 8.9] | – | – |
| Spain | 450 | 19 (4.2) | [2.6; 6.5] | 635 | 4 (0.63) | [0.17; 1.6] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 6,544 | 914 (14.0) | [13.1; 14.8] | 56,532 | 1782 (3.2) | [3.0; 3.3] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
| EU Total (27 + XI) providing CA and FBOp data | 3,285 | 420 (12.8) | [11.7; 14.0] | 10,955 | 452 (4.1) | [3.8; 4.5] | < 0.001 | CA > FBOp |
–: Data not reported.
(a)
: One‐sided, 97.5% confidence interval.
(b)
: p‐value: NS, not significant.