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Development of a harmonized and risk-based code system for post-mortem inspection of broilers (2024)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Majewski, Michał

Alban, Lis

Jansson, Désirée S.

Lazou, Thomai

Langkabel, Nina (WE 8)

Antic, Dragan

Kaukonen, Eija

Wall, Helena

Pinto, Madalena Vieira

Østergaard, Laila

Nielsen, Ole Gyvelgaard

Ghidini, Sergio

Sandberg, Marianne

Quelle

Food control

Bandzählung: 165

Seiten: 110665

ISSN: 0956-7135

Sprache

Englisch

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URL (Volltext): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713524003827?via%3Dihub

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110665

Kontakt

Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene

Königsweg 69
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62551 / 52790
lebensmittelhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de / fleischhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

In most European countries, findings detected at post-mortem inspection (PMI) of broilers at slaughter are registered using national or regional code systems. The aim of this study was to map and compare existing national broiler PMI code systems in Europe and to suggest a new harmonized and risk-based code set intended to be interpreted in the same way in all countries. Information about the code systems, condemnation criteria, and the proportion of unfit broiler carcasses in 2022, as well as reasons justifying condemnation, were collected from nine European countries through an online survey. The reasons for declaring meat as unfit for human consumption were divided into food safety, meat quality, broiler health, or broiler welfare. The data were analyzed, and a risk-based code set consisting of 13 codes was developed. Ten of these new codes cover 80% of all condemnations listed in the data retrieved from the countries in the study. The remaining three codes are indicators of broiler welfare. The results were presented in the form of spider diagrams, indicating massive differences between the countries. Harmonization of the code list and the associated decision criteria will allow PMI to be conducted in the same way in different abattoirs and countries. This standardization of the PMI of broilers will enable detailed analysis of PMI results for further use in risk-based meat safety assurance systems and the implementation of computer-based vision systems at PMI in the future.