Salmonella Serovars in Animal Feed Ingredients in Great Britain, 2012-2014

APHA data lists and counts Salmonella serovar isolations from testing ingredients and products under the Animal By-Products Regulations from 2012 to 2014. An isolation is defined as the first report of a cultured Salmonella instance from a known group on a single occasion. The laboratory work was conducted by the UKAS-accredited APHA Weybridge facility, which holds multiple quality certifications including BS EN ISO 17025:2000 and Good Laboratory Practice.

Use Cases

• Monitor temporal trends in Salmonella contamination based on reported isolation counts from 2012-2014.
• Identify prevalent Salmonella serovars in animal feed ingredients and products.
• Assess compliance and risks associated with the Animal By-Products Regulations.
• Support food safety risk modeling for the agricultural sector based on reported pathogen data.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined three-year period from 2012 to 2014.
• Laboratory testing was conducted by a UKAS-accredited facility (Lab Nos. 0941, 1769, 2112) under multiple international quality standards.
• The dataset provides a specific count of Salmonella serovar isolations, suggesting a quantitative measure.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Laboratory testing of samples under the Animal By-Products Regulations.

Time Range

2012-2014

Freshness

Data reflects 2012-2014 period; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Great Britain