Table 18.
Comparisons of proportions (%) of Salmonella‐positive single samples from horse carcases after dressing but before 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 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Belgium | 69 | 0 | [0; 5.2] (a) | 114 | 0 | [0; 3.2] (a) | NS | |
| Croatia | 49 | 0 | [0; 7.3] (a) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Czechia | 7 | 0 | [−] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Finland | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| France | – | – | – | 70 | 0 | [0; 5.1] (a) | – | – |
| Germany | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | [0; 16.1] (a) | – | – |
| Ireland | – | – | – | 62 | 0 | [0; 5.8] (a) | – | – |
| Italy | 177 | 1 (0.56) | [0.01; 3.1] | 820 | 1 (0.12) | [0; 0.68] | NS | |
| Latvia | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | [−] | – | – |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | [−] | – | – | – | – | – |
| Portugal | – | – | – | 52 | 1 (1.9) | [0.05; 10.3] | – | – |
| Romania | 145 | 0 | [0; 2.5] (a) | 186 | 0 | [0; 2.0] (a) | NS | |
| Slovenia | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | [0; 13.7] (a) | – | – |
| Spain | 65 | 0 | [0; 5.5] (a) | – | – | – | – | – |
| EU Total (27 + XI) | 517 | 1 (0.19) | [0; 1.1] | 1,360 | 2 (0.15) | [0.02; 0.53] | NS | |
| EU Total (27 + XI) providing CA and FBOp data | 391 | 1 (0.26) | [0.01; 1.4] | 1,120 | 1 (0.09) | [0; 0.5] | NS | |
–: Data not reported.
(a)
: One‐sided, 97.5% confidence interval.
(b)
: p‐value: NS, not significant.