Campylobacter | 3.2.

Table CA7. | Campylobacter in fresh pig meat1 at retail, sample based data, 2003-2007

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Sample Sample
 Country
unit size
N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos

Austria Single 25g 109 0.9 93 1.1 89 1.1 - - - -

Germany Single 25g 123 0.8 290 0.7 391 0.5 454 2.0 188 2.7
Netherlands Single 25g 269 1.1 397 0.3 389 0 287 1.1 227 0
Spain Single 25g 36 0 40 0 107 0 - - - -
Total (4 MSs) 537 0.9 820 0.5 976 0.3 741 1.7 415 1.2

Note: Data are only presented for sample size ≥25

1. Only data specified as fresh are included. Data on meat products, mechanically separated meat, minced meat, and meat preparations
are not included

Fresh bovine meat

In 2007, only Italy out of the four reporting MSs found samples of fresh bovine meat positive for
Campylobacter at retail (2.4%). Data from 2007 correspond to observations from the previous years
demonstrating low occurrences of Campylobacter in fresh bovine meat at retail (Table CA8).

According to the data reported from the year 2007, Hungary found 1.4% of samples (N=144) positive for
Campylobacter at slaughter, and Germany found none of the 25 samples positive at processing.

Table CA8. | Campylobacter in fresh bovine meat1 at retail, sample based data, 2003-2007

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Sample Sample
 Country
unit size
N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos N % Pos

Estonia Single 25g - - 42 0 - - - - - -

Germany Single 25g 35 0 43 0 47 2.1 - - - -
Hungary Single 25g - - 202 2.5 - - - - - -
Italy Single 25g 334 2.4 241 0.4 394 0.5 196 0 161 0.6
Luxembourg Single 10g 62 0 37 0 - - - - - -
Netherlands Single 25g 264 0 936 0.4 463 1.1 847 0.8 678 0.2
Romania Single - - - 37 0 - - - - - -
Total (7 MSs) 695 1.2 1,538 0.7 904 0.9 1,043 0.6 839 0.3

Note: Data are only presented for sample size ≥25

1. Only data specified as fresh are included. Data on meat products, mechanically separated meat, minced meat and meat preparations
are not included

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