Regulated Salmonella Serovars in Animal Feed in Great Britain, 2014

APHA data shows isolations of regulated Salmonella serovars from animal feedingstuffs in Great Britain for 2014. The data is grouped by Salmonella serovar and isolation count, with an isolation defined as the first report of a cultured instance from a known group on a single occasion. Laboratory testing was conducted by UKAS-accredited APHA facilities under various quality standards.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in regulated Salmonella serovars in animal feed based on isolation counts.
• Assess public health risks associated with specific feed material types mentioned in the description.
• Support regulatory compliance analysis for animal feedingstuffs under EU regulations.
• Evaluate laboratory testing and quality assurance frameworks in food safety surveillance.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from UKAS-accredited laboratories (Lab Nos. 0941, 1769, 2112) under specific quality standards.
• Focus is on regulated Salmonella serovars of public health significance under EU regulations.
• Laboratory proficiency testing is accredited to ISO/IEC Guide 43-1 1997 (Lab No. 0004).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Crown Copyright.

Collection Method

Laboratory isolations from samples of animal feedingstuffs.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last platform update date is unknown.

Geography

Great Britain