Table 63.
Frequency distribution of strong‐evidence foodborne outbreaks, by food vehicle, in reporting EU MSs, 2021
| Type of vehicle | Strong‐evidence outbreaks | Reporting rate per 100,000 | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outbreaks | Cases | Hospitalisations | Deaths | 2021 (a) | 2020 | 2017–2019 (b) (mean) | 2021 (a) | 2017–2020 (b) | |||||
| N | % of total | N | % of total | N | % of total | N | % of total | ||||||
| Composite foods, multi‐ingredients foods and other foods | |||||||||||||
| Mixed foods | 76 | 21.4 | 2,156 | 30.8 | 181 | 24.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.017 | 0.006 | 0.017 | 1 | 3 |
| Bakery products | 18 | 5.1 | 258 | 3.7 | 52 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.008 | 8 | 5 |
| Buffet meals | 5 | 1.4 | 205 | 2.9 | 33 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 14 | 13 |
| Sweets and chocolate | 2 | 0.60 | 34 | 0.50 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 17 | 21 |
| Other foods | 5 | 1.4 | 103 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 14 | 7 |
| Subtotal | 106 | 29.9 | 2,756 | 39.3 | 276 | 37.2 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.024 | 0.013 | 0.037 | – | – |
| Meat and meat products | |||||||||||||
| Pig meat and products thereof | 22 | 6.2 | 347 | 5.0 | 69 | 9.3 | 3 | 23.1 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 6 | 6 |
| Broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof | 21 | 5.9 | 202 | 2.9 | 42 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 7 | 10 |
| Meat and meat products, unspecified | 17 | 4.8 | 237 | 3.4 | 18 | 2.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 10 | 8 |
| Bovine meat and products thereof | 13 | 3.7 | 201 | 2.9 | 12 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 11 | 17 |
| Other or mixed red meat and products thereof | 2 | 0.60 | 11 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 17 | 14 |
| Other, mixed or unspecified poultry meat and products thereof | 2 | 0.60 | 14 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.002 | 17 | 19 |
| Subtotal | 77 | 21.7 | 1,012 | 14.4 | 141 | 19 | 5 | 38.5 | 0.017 | 0.010 | 0.026 | – | – |
| Fish and fishery products | |||||||||||||
| Fish and fish products | 30 | 8.5 | 190 | 2.7 | 41 | 5.5 | 4 | 30.8 | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.01 | 4 | 4 |
| Crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof | 25 | 7.0 | 171 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.006 | 0.008 | 0.017 | 5 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 55 | 15.5 | 361 | 5.2 | 54 | 7.3 | 4 | 30.8 | 0.012 | 0.015 | 0.027 | – | – |
| Food of non‐animal origin | |||||||||||||
| Vegetables and juices and products thereof | 34 | 9.6 | 1,700 | 24.3 | 131 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 3 | 9 |
| Cereal products including rice and seeds/pulses | 9 | 2.5 | 194 | 2.8 | 17 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 12 | 18 |
| Fruit, berries and juices and products thereof | 2 | 0.60 | 15 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 17 | 20 |
| Subtotal | 45 | 12.7 | 1,909 | 27.3 | 148 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.010 | 0.005 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Eggs and egg products | 42 | 11.8 | 439 | 6.3 | 90 | 12.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.024 | 2 | 1 |
| Milk and milk products | |||||||||||||
| Cheese | 18 | 5.1 | 235 | 3.4 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 8 | 15 |
| Dairy products (other than cheeses) | 6 | 1.7 | 119 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.90 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 13 | 22 |
| Milk | 4 | 1.1 | 55 | 0.80 | 13 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 16 | 11 |
| Subtotal | 28 | 7.9 | 409 | 5.8 | 31 | 4.2 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.007 | – | – |
| Water (and other beverages) | |||||||||||||
| Water | 2 | 0.60 | 119 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 17 | 16 |
| Subtotal | 2 | 0.60 | 119 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | – | – |
| EU Total (b) | 355 | 100 | 7,005 | 100 | 741 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 0.079 | 0.055 | 0.266 | – | – |
Note: Single food items are consolidated into major groups according to their origin. The ‘Outbreak Reporting Rate' columns include the mean outbreak reporting rate per 100,000 for 2021 and for the previous years (2017–2020) for trend watching. The ranking of each food item provides a visual demonstration of the relative importance of the item, among all food vehicles implicated in foodborne outbreaks, for the same year and period.
: Data on FBOs from the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) are taken into account for 2021. In accordance with the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, and in particular with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the EU requirements on data sampling are also applicable to Northern Ireland.
: Data on FBOs from the United Kingdom are taken into account for 2017–2019, because the United Kingdom was an EU MS, but it became a third country on 1 February 2020.
‘Bakery products’ includes ‘Bakery products’, ‘Bakery products – cakes’, ‘Bakery products – cakes – containing heat‐treated cream’, ‘Bakery products – desserts – containing raw cream’, ‘Bakery products – desserts – containing raw eggs’, ‘Bakery products – pastry’.
‘Bovine meat and products thereof’ include ‘Bovine meat and products thereof’, ‘Cooked cured (or seasoned) bovine meat’, ‘Meat from bovine animals – meat products’, ‘Meat from bovine animals – meat products – raw and intended to be eaten raw’, ‘Meat from bovine animals – minced meat’.
‘Broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof’ include ‘Broiler meat (Gallus gallus) and products thereof’, ‘Meat from broilers (Gallus gallus)’, ‘Meat from broilers (Gallus gallus) – meat products’.
‘Cheese' includes ‘Cheese', ‘Cheeses made from sheep's milk – fresh’.
‘Crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof’ includes ‘Crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and products thereof’, ‘Molluscan shellfish’.
‘Eggs and egg products’ include ‘Eggs’, ‘Eggs and egg products’.
‘Fish and fish products’ include ‘Fish’, ‘Fish – cooked’, ‘Fish – Fishery products from fish species associated with a high amount of histidine – not enzyme maturated’, ‘Fish – raw’, ‘Fish – smoked’, ‘Fish and fish products’, ‘Roe – chilled’.
‘Milk’ includes ‘Milk’, ‘Milk, cows’ – raw milk’, ‘Milk, goats' – raw milk’.
‘Mixed food’ includes ‘Foodstuffs intended for special nutritional uses – dietary foods for special medical purposes’, ‘Foodstuffs intended for special nutritional uses – other food for infants and children’, ‘Mixed food’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – fish and seafood based dishes’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – meat based dishes’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – mushroom based dishes’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – pasta’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – pasta based dishes’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – sandwiches – non‐meat’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – sushi’, ‘Other processed food products and prepared dishes – unspecified’, ‘Ready‐to‐eat salads’, ‘Sauce and dressings’, ‘Sauce and dressings – mayonnaise', ‘Soups’.
Other or mixed red meat and products thereof includes ‘Meat, mixed meat – meat products – ready‐to‐eat’, ‘Other or mixed red meat and products thereof’.
Other, mixed or unspecified poultry meat and products thereof includes ‘Meat from duck – meat products – ready‐to‐eat’, ‘Meat from poultry, unspecified’.
‘Pig meat and products thereof’ includes ‘Cooked cured (or seasoned) pork meat’, ‘Meat from pig – meat products’, ‘Meat from pig – meat products – meat specialities’, ‘Meat from pig – meat products – ready‐to‐eat’, ‘Meat from pig – offal’, ‘Pig meat and products thereof’.
‘Sweets and chocolate' include ‘Confectionery products and pastes – hard candy’, ‘Sweets and chocolate'.
‘Vegetables and juices and other products thereof’ include ‘Alfalfa sprouts’, ‘Lettuce', ‘Melons (except watermelon)’, ‘Mushrooms’, ‘Spring onion’, ‘Vegetables – pre‐cut’, ‘Vegetables – products – cooked’, ‘Vegetables and juices and other products thereof’.
‘Water’ includes ‘Tap water, including well water’.