S22 - Salmonella: the Saga Continues

Macleod D
Sponsored by: ILSI
Organizers: Catherine Nnoka
Convenors: Stan Bailey and Paul Hall

8:30 Trends on Foods Associated with Outbreaks of Salmonellosis — Micheal Lynch, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA

9:00 The FSIS Enhanced Salmonella Policy, Heejeong Latimer, USDA-FSIS, Washington, D.C., USA

9:30 Research and Industry Efforts to Control Salmonella in Chicken — Stan Bailey, USDA-ARS-SAA, Athens, GA, USA

10:00 Break

10:30 Ecology, Physiological and Genetic Factors Associated With the Survival and Growth of Salmonella On or Within Tomatoes — Keith Warriner, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

11:00 Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Salmonella — Paula Fedorka-Cray, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA, USA

11:30 Salmonella - International Perspectives — Marta Hugas, European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy

Abstract
Salmonella has re-emerged as the leading cause of foodborne bacterial enteric disease in humans and is the only major enteric bacterial pathogen that has not seen reductions in human illnesses in recent years. Despite the implementation of new regulations by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, and large expenditures by the poultry industry, the level of Salmonella in processed poultry has not been significantly reduced. In addition, better attribution models have shown that tomatoes and other fruits are responsible for a large number of outbreaks of human salmonellosis. The use of antibiotics has been reduced, but there are continuing concerns about the development of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria associated with animal production systems. In Europe, Salmonella Enteritidis continues to be the predomiate serotype of concern, but many new issues are emerging. A distinguished panel of experts will discuss these and other issues surrounding an old pathogen, Salmonella: The Saga Continues