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2024 Food Zoonoses Data

This report has been prepared usingdata on food samples tested by the following official agencies under service contract to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland:

  • Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine

  • Health Service Executive

  • Local authorities

  • Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

For the purposes of this report, each reported single sample consists of a single 'sample unit' (n=1) per sample,whereaseach reported batch sample typically consists of 5 sample units (n=5) per reported batch sample. This means that for every batch sample reported (n=1), 5 sample units (n=5) were tested in the laboratory but only a single overall result was reported. For some foods, batch sample units might be greater than n = 5, such as for testing ofListeria monocytogenesin 'Ready-to-eat foods intended for infants and ready-to-eat foods for special medical purposes' where a batch sample is n = 10 units. Additionally, in the case of 'dried infant formulae and dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants below six months of age' and 'dried follow-on formulae', a batch sample consists of n = 30 sample units as per the requirements of Regulation 2073/2005.

In addition, samples are separated according to 'meat' and 'other foods' and according to routine and suspect samples.

This report excludes samples taken as part of FSAI's 'annual national microbiological survey'. The results for each year's annual national microbiological survey can be found in each respective years’ survey report, available at the following link.

In theListeria monocytogenestables 'positive enumeration' means greater than the limit of enumeration (i.e.≥10 colony forming units/gram).

The following abbreviations are used:

  • cfu/g = colony forming units per gram

  • RTE = "ready-to-eat"

  • NA = “not applicable”

Salmonella spp.

Table 1 Salmonella spp. in routine meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Carcases 

Bovine 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Batch 

14 

7.1 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

14 

0.0 

Broilers 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Batch 

10 

40.0 

Meat from poultry, unspecified 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Pig 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Sheep 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Batch 

30 

0.0 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Spent hens 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

19 

0.0 

Turkey 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

30 

0.0 

Fresh 

Broilers 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

17 

17.6 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

12 

0.0 

Turkey 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Meat preparation 

Bovine 

Border 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Primary production 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

49 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Broilers 

Border 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

26 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Duck 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Meat, mixed meat 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

50.0 

Pig 

Border 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Primary production 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

61 

8.2 

Processing 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Sheep 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Turkey 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Meat products 

Bovine 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Broilers 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

16 

0.0 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

11 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

14 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

50.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Duck 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Meat, mixed meat 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pig 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Primary production 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

19 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Sheep 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Turkey 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Mechanically separated meat 

Broilers 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Turkey 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Minced meat 

Bovine 

Border 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Primary production 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

64 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Batch 

14 

0.0 

Broilers 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Pig 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

13 

0.0 

Sheep 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Turkey 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

25.0 

Offal 

Broilers 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Totals for Salmonella in routine meat samples 

598 

17 

2.8 

Table 2 Salmonella spp. in suspect meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Meat preparation 

Bovine 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Broilers 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Turkey 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Meat products 

Bovine 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Broilers 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

19 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Duck 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

100.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Meat, mixed meat 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pig 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Sheep 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Minced meat 

Bovine 

Primary production 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Pig 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Totals for Salmonella in suspect meat samples 

67 

1.5 

  

Table 3 Salmonella spp. in other foods from routine samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Aioli or garlic sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Bakery products 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

36 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Beverages, non-alcoholic 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cheese sauce 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Cheeses made from cows' milk 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

36 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

12 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

34 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Cheeses made from goats' milk 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

21 

0.0 

Cheeses made from sheep's milk 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Cheeses, made from mixed milk from cows, sheep and/or goats 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Cheeses, made from unspecified milk or other animal milk 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

18 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Confectionary 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Crustaceans 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Primary production 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Primary production 

shelled, shucked and cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Cooked 

Batch 

10 

0.0 

Processing 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

shelled, shucked and cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Wholesale 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Wholesale 

shelled, shucked and cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Dairy products (excluding cheeses) 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Packing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

276 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Egg products 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Fish 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Follow-on formulae 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

10 

0.0 

Food supplements and similar preparations 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Foodstuffs intended for special nutritional uses 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Fruits 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Border 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Wholesale 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Infant formula 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

12 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

21 

0.0 

Live bivalve molluscs 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Packing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Batch 

16 

0.0 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Wholesale 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Major isolated ingredients, additives, flavours, baking and processing aids 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Mayonnaise sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cow’s milk 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

13 

0.0 

Goat’s milk 

Border 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Molluscan shellfish 

Primary production 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Wholesale 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Mushrooms 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Nuts and nut products 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Border 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Border 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

157 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

77 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

14 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

26 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

10 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

13 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

15 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

142 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

19 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pesto 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

264 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

25 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

24 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

274 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Wholesale 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Sauce and dressings 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Seeds, dried 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Seeds, sprouted 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Soups 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Spices and herbs 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

10 

0.0 

Border 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Tartar sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Vegetables 

Border 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

12 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

40 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

19 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

18 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Wholesale 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

White sauces 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Totals for Salmonella in other foods routine samples 

2101 

0.0 

Table 4 Salmonella spp. in other foods from suspect samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Aioli or garlic sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Bakery products 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Beverages, non-alcoholic 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cheeses made from cows' milk 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Cheeses, made from unspecified milk or other animal milk 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Continental European brown cooked sauce, gravy 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Crustaceans 

Border 

Cooked 

Batch 

0.0 

 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Curry sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Dairy products (excluding cheeses) 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Fish 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Follow-on formulae 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Foodstuffs intended for special nutritional uses 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Herbs/spices sauces 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Infant formula 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Juice 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Mayonnaise sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cow’s milk 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

16 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

15 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pesto 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Sauce and dressings 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Seeds, dried 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Soups 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Spices and herbs 

Border 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Vegetables 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

fruit purée 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Totals for Salmonella in other foods suspect samples 

147 

0.0 

Campylobacter spp. 

Table 5 Campylobacter spp. in routine meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Carcases 

Broilers 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

173 

118 

68.2 

Meat from poultry, unspecified 

Primary production 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Fresh 

Broilers 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

100.0 

Meat products 

 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pig 

Hospital 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Sheep 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Totals for Campylobacter in routine meat samples 

187 

127 

67.9 

Table 6 Campylobacter spp. in suspect meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Meat products 

Bovine 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Broilers 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Duck 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Meat, mixed meat 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pig 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Sheep 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Turkey 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Totals for Campylobacter in suspect meat samples 

30 

Table 7 Campylobacter spp.in other foods from routine samples.

Food Type

Sampling Site

RTE Status

Batch/Single Sample

Samples Tested

Samples Positive

% Positive

Cheeses made from cows' milk

Retail

RTE

Single

1

0

0.0

Other processed food products and prepared dishes

Catering

RTE

Single

1

0

0.0

Totals for Campylobacter in other foods routine samples

3 0 0.0

Table 8 Campylobacter spp. in other foods from suspect samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Aioli/garlic sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cheeses made from cows' milk 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Continental european brown cooked sauce, gravy 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Fish 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Mayonnaise sauce 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Hospital 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Pesto 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Vegetables 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

 

Totals for Campylobacter in other foods suspect samples 

27 

0.0 

VT

 

VTEC/STEC

Table 9 Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), also known as Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), in routine meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive

Fresh 

Bovine 

Slaughter 

Not Stated 

Single 

83 

Meat products 

Bovine 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Processing 

RTE 

Single 

Pig 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Single 

Totals for STEC in routine meat samples 

92 

 

Table 10 Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), also known as Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), in suspect meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive

Meat preparation 

Broilers 

Unspecified 

Raw 

Single 

Meat products 

Bovine 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

Bovine 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Broilers 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Pig 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Totals for STEC in suspect meat samples 

13 

Table 11 Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), also known as Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), in other foods from routine samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Fish 

Catering 

Cooked 

Single 

0.0 

Cow’s milk 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Seeds, sprouted 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Spices and herbs 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Vegetables 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

RTE 

Batch 

0.0 

Totals for STEC in other foods routine samples 

29 

0.0 

 

 

 

Table 12 Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), also known as Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), in other foods from suspect samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Samples Positive % Positive

Cheeses made from goats' milk 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Confectionary 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Follow-on formulae 

Unspecified 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Cow’s milk 

Catering 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Batch 

0.0 

Processing 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Raw 

Single 

0.0 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Catering 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Retail 

Not Stated 

Single 

0.0 

Vegetables 

Processing 

Not Stated 

Batch 

0.0 

Totals for STEC in other foods suspect samples 

33 

0.0 

 

Listeria monocytogenes 

Table 13 Listeria monocytogenes in routine meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Detection Samples Positive Detection % Positive Detection Samples Tested Enumeration Samples Positive Enumeration % Positive Enumeration

Meat products 

Beef 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

11 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Batch 

Single 

62 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

20 

Not stated 

RTE 

Single 

Chicken 

Border control posts 

RTE 

Batch 

10 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Batch 

Single 

26 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch 

13 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Batch 

13 

Single 

306 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Batch 

 

Single 

26 

104 

Takeaway 

RTE 

Single 

19 

5.26 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

Duck 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Pig 

Border control posts 

RTE 

Batch 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

21 

RTE 

Batch 

Single 

13 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single 

27 

RTE 

Batch 

26 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

115 

RTE 

Batch 

Single 

98 

Retail 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

69 

RTE 

Single

34 

2.94 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Sheep 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Turkey 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch 

10 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Batch 

Single 

19 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

37 

Other animal species 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Totals for Listeria monocytogenes in routine meat samples 

153 

1054 

0.19 

Table 14 Listeria monocytogenes in suspect meat samples. 

Food Type Animal Species Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Detection Samples Positive Detection % Positive Detection Samples Tested Enumeration Samples Positive Enumeration % Positive Enumeration

Meat product 

Beef 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Chicken 

Border control post 

RTE 

Batch 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

15 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Wholesale 

Not stated 

Single 

Pig 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

100 

Not stated 

Batch 

100 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

25 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Turkey 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Other animal species 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

Totals for Listeria monocytogenes in suspect meat samples 

24 

16.6 

44 

2.27 

 

Table 15 Listeria monocytogenes in other foods from routine samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Detection Samples Positive Detection % Positive Detection Sampls Tested Enumeration Samples Positive Enumeration % Positive Enumeration

Bakery products 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

37 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Single 

Butter 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Cheese analogue 

Packing centre 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

Cheese made from cows' milk 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

Cheese made from unspecified milk or other animal milk 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Chocolate 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Chocolate-based product 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Dairy cream 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Dairy desserts 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Egg products 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Fish 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Fruit products 

Border control posts 

Not stated 

Batch 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Batch 

Ice-cream 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Vegetables (whole) 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

Nut and nut-based products 

Border control posts 

Not stated 

Batch 

Single 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Border control posts 

RTE 

Batch 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

19 

RTE 

Single 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

RTE 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

10 

RTE 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Batch 

RTE 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

154 

0.65 

RTE 

Single 

69 

Retail 

Not stated 

Batch 

RTE 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

116 

0.86 

RTE 

Single 

16 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

RTE 

Single 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Single 

Pesto 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Prawns 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Pre-cut vegetables 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

17 

Retail 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

11 

Border Control Posts 

RTE 

Single 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Single 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Pre-cut fruit 

Border Control Posts 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Batch 

Wholesale 

RTE 

Batch 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Batch 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

108 

Retail 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

18 

103 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

RTE 

Single 

Not stated 

Single 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single 

14 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Single 

Unspecified 

RTE 

Single 

Sauce and dressings 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

11 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Smoked fish 

Primary production 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Batch 

Wholesale 

Not stated 

Batch 

Soups 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Batch 

RTE 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single 

Retail 

RTE 

Single 

Spices and herbs 

Border Control Posts 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Unspecified crustacean 

Primary production 

Not stated 

Batch 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch 

Not stated 

Single 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Batch 

Retail 

Not stated 

Batch 

Unspecified dairy product 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

 Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Vegetable product 

Border Control Posts 

Not stated 

Batch 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Unspecified 

Not stated 

Single 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single 

Yoghurt 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single 

Totals for Listeria monocytogenes in other foods from routine samples 

107 

897 

0.22 

 

Table 16 Listeria monocytogenes in other foods from suspect samples. 

Food Type Sampling Site RTE Status Batch/Single Sample Samples Tested Detection Samples Positive Detection % Positive Detection Samples Tested Enumeration Samples Positive Enumeration % Positive Enumeration

Bakery products 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single

1.0 

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch

100 

100 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

Cheese made from cows' milk 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Cheese made from goats' milk 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Cheese made from unspecified milk or other animal milk 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single

100 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single

Egg products

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single

Fish 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

Fruit juice 

Retail 

RTE 

Single

Ice-cream 

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Batch

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

Retail 

RTE 

Single

Lobster 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Non-pre-cut vegetables 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

1. 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes

Hospital or medical care facility 

Not stated 

Single

12 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

66.7 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Single

Processing plant 

RTE 

Batch

66.7 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

14 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single

10 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

Retail 

RTE 

Single

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single

Pesto 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

2.0 

Prawns 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Pre-cut vegetables 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single

Raw cows' milk 

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

Ready-to-eat salads 

Hospital or medical care facility 

RTE 

Single

10 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single

Retail 

RTE 

Batch

1. 

Retail 

RTE 

Single

12 

Sauce and dressings 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

12 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

1.0 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Not stated 

Single

Smoked fish 

Primary production 

Not stated 

Batch

Processing plant 

Not stated 

Batch

18 

33.3 

Soft drink beverages 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single

Soups

Processing plant 

Non-RTE 

Single

Soups

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

RTE 

Single

Soups

Retail 

Non-RTE 

Single

Vegetable product 

Restaurant or Cafe or Pub or Bar or Hotel or Catering service 

Not stated 

Single

Vegetable product 

Retail 

Not stated 

Single

Totals for Listeria monocytogenes in other foods from suspect samples 

48 

14.5 

144 

4.86 

Summary statistics 

Table 17 Summary of positive Listeria monocytogenes enumeration counts. 

Serovar Sample Description cfu/g

L. monocytogenes 

Sliced bacon 

 70

Unspecified chicken dish 

< 40

Cooked ham 

 10

Chicken and stuffing sandwich 

 40

Cooked chicken 

 40

Table 18 Breakdown of positive meat samples by organism and animal species. 

Routine/Suspect Organism Animal Species Food Type Sampling Site Batch/Single Sample Positive Negative Total Units Tested Percentage positive

Routine Sampling 

Campylobacter 

Broilers 

Carcases 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Slaughter 

Batch 

100.0 

Slaughter 

Single 

118 

55 

173 

68.2 

Fresh 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Meat from poultry, unspecified 

Carcases 

Primary production 

Batch 

100.0 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Listeria monocytogenes 

Broilers 

Meat products 

Take-away or fast-food outlet 

Single 

100.0 

Pig 

Retail 

Single 

50.0 

Salmonella 

Bovine 

Carcases 

Slaughter 

Batch 

10 

11 

9.1 

Broilers 

Slaughter 

Batch 

10 

40.0 

Slaughter 

Single 

17 

254 

271 

6.3 

Fresh 

Border 

Batch 

100.0 

Border 

Batch 

100.0 

Meat products 

Retail 

Single 

100.0 

Offal 

Border 

Batch 

100.0 

Duck 

Carcases 

Slaughter 

Single 

18 

23 

21.7 

Meat, mixed meat 

Meat preparation 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Pig 

Carcases 

Slaughter 

Single 

240 

249 

3.6 

Slaughter 

Single 

43 

45 

4.4 

Meat preparation 

Processing 

Batch 

24 

26 

7.7 

Processing 

Batch 

33.3 

Processing 

Batch 

30 

32 

6.2 

Turkey 

Minced meat 

Processing 

Batch 

25.0 

Suspect Sampling 

Listeria monocytogenes 

Pig 

Meat products 

Hospital 

Batch 

100.0 

Hospital 

Single 

100.0 

Retail 

Single 

50.0 

STEC 

Bovine 

Meat preparation 

Unspecified 

Single 

100.0 

Salmonella 

Meat from other animal species or not specified 

Meat products 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Total 

184 

687 

871 

21.1 

Table 19 Breakdown of positive samples in other foods by organism and animal species. 

Routine/Suspect Organisms Food Type Sampling Site Batch/Single Sample Positive Negative Total Units Tested Percentage positive

Routine Sampling 

Listeria monocytogenes 

Bakery products 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Cheeses made from cows' milk 

Processing 

Batch 

118 

120 

1.7 

Processing 

Batch 

26 

27 

3.7 

Cheeses made from sheep's milk 

Processing 

Batch 

25.0 

Processing 

Batch 

33.3 

Crustaceans 

Retail 

Single 

100.0 

Dairy products (excluding cheeses) 

Processing 

Batch 

47 

48 

2.1 

Processing 

Batch 

25.0 

Fish 

Processing 

Batch 

33.3 

Wholesale 

Batch 

100.0 

Cow’s milk 

Processing 

Batch 

74 

75 

1.3 

Processing 

Batch 

13 

15 

13.3 

Mushrooms 

Processing 

Batch 

12.5 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Catering 

Single 

20 

21 

4.8 

Retail 

Single 

33.3 

Retail 

Single 

100.0 

Retail 

Single 

31 

32 

3.1 

Ready-to-eat salads 

Processing 

Batch 

50.0 

Seeds, sprouted 

Processing 

Batch 

11.1 

Vegetables 

Processing 

Batch 

19 

20 

5.0 

Salmonella 

Pesto 

Catering 

Single 

25.0 

Suspect Sampling 

Listeria monocytogenes 

Bakery products 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Cheeses, made from unspecified milk or other animal milk 

Processing 

Single 

100.0 

Fish 

Processing 

Batch 

50.0 

Processing 

Batch 

33.3 

Other processed food products and prepared dishes 

Processing 

Batch 

66.7 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

STEC 

Cheeses, made from mixed milk from cows, sheep and/or goats 

Processing 

Batch 

50.0 

Milk, goats' 

Processing 

Batch 

100.0 

Total 

33 

386 

419 

Table 20 Breakdown of Salmonella serovars for all food and sample types. 

Serovar Number of positive isolates

Salmonella spp., (unspecified) 

18 

Salmonella Braenderup 

13 

Salmonella (not typeable) 

Salmonella Typhimurium 

Salmonella 4,12:i:- 

Salmonella Brandenburg 

Salmonella 6,7:e,h:- 

Salmonella Derby 

Salmonella Enteritidis 

Salmonella Kentucky 

Salmonella Mbandaka 

Salmonella Schwarzengrund 

Salmonella Tennessee 

Total 

62 

Table 21 Breakdown of Listeria monocytogenes serovars for all food and sample types. 

Serovar 

Number of positive isolates 

Listeria monocytogenes 

40 

Listeria monocytogenes - molecular serogroup IIa 

14 

Listeria monocytogenes - molecular serogroup IVb 

Listeria monocytogenes - molecular serogroup IIc 

Listeria monocytogenes - serovar 1/2a 

Total 

62 



Figure 1 Salmonella spp. in meat by animal species. 

 

Figure 2 Salmonella spp. in meat by animal species and sampling stage. 

Figure 3 Proportion positive for Salmonella spp. in routine batch samples from all foods. 

 

Figure 4 Proportion positive for Salmonella spp. in routine single samples from all foods. 

 

Figure 5 Proportion positive for Salmonella spp. in suspect batch samples from all foods. 

  

Figure 6 Proportion positive for Salmonella spp. in suspect single samples from all foods. 

 Figure 7 Proportion positive for Listeria monocytogenes in routine batch samples from all foods.  

Figure 8 Proportion positive for Listeria monocytogenes in routine single samples from all foods.  

 

Figure 9 Proportion positive for Listeria monocytogenes in suspect batch samples from all foods.  

 

Figure 10 Proportion positive for Listeria monocytogenes in suspect single samples from all foods.