Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (c. 2160)

ANNEX III U.K. Specific criteria to determine salmonella serotypes with public health significance

When determining which are the salmonella serotypes with public health significance to which Community targets will apply, account must be taken of the following criteria:

1.

the most frequent salmonella serotypes in human salmonellosis on the basis of data collected through EC monitoring systems;

2.

the route of infection (that is, the presence of the serotype in relevant animal populations and feed);

3.

whether any serotype shows a rapid and recent ability to spread and to cause disease in humans and animals;

4.

whether any serotypes show increased virulence, for instance as regards invasiveness, or resistance to relevant therapies for human infections.