IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v12y2015i3p2543-2556d46164.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Salmonella and Eggs: From Production to Plate

Author

Listed:
  • Harriet Whiley

    (Health and the Environment, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia)

  • Kirstin Ross

    (Health and the Environment, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia)

Abstract

Salmonella contamination of eggs and egg shells has been identified as a public health concern worldwide. A recent shift in consumer preferences has impacted on the egg industry, with a push for cage-free egg production methods. There has also been an increased desire from consumers for raw and unprocessed foods, potentially increasing the risk of salmonellosis. In response to these changes, this review explores the current literature regarding Salmonella contamination of eggs during the production processing through to food handling protocols. The contamination of eggs with Salmonella during the production process is a complex issue, influenced by many variables including flock size, flock age, stress, feed, vaccination, and cleaning routines. Currently there is no consensus regarding the impact of caged, barn and free range egg production has on Salmonella contamination of eggs. The literature regarding the management and control strategies post-collection, during storage, transport and food handling is also reviewed. Pasteurisation and irradiation were identified as the only certain methods for controlling Salmonella and are essential for the protection of high risk groups, whereas control of temperature and pH were identified as potential control methods to minimise the risk for foods containing raw eggs; however, further research is required to provide more detailed control protocols and education programs to reduce the risk of salmonellosis from egg consumption.

Suggested Citation

  • Harriet Whiley & Kirstin Ross, 2015. "Salmonella and Eggs: From Production to Plate," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:3:p:2543-2556:d:46164
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2543/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2543/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sylvester N. Onyeneho & Craig W. Hedberg, 2013. "An Assessment of Food Safety Needs of Restaurants in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-14, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Agnieszka Chlebicz & Katarzyna Śliżewska, 2018. "Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, Yersiniosis, and Listeriosis as Zoonotic Foodborne Diseases: A Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-28, April.
    2. Harriet Whiley & Beverley Clarke & Kirstin Ross, 2017. "Knowledge and Attitudes towards Handling Eggs in the Home: An Unexplored Food Safety Issue?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, January.
    3. Thilini Piushani Keerthirathne & Kirstin Ross & Howard Fallowfield & Harriet Whiley, 2017. "Reducing Risk of Salmonellosis through Egg Decontamination Processes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-10, March.
    4. Jamila S. Al Malki & Nahed Ahmed Hussien & Lamia M. Akkad & Shatha O. Al Thurmani & Anhal E. Al Motiri, 2023. "Green Synthesis of Silver and Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Tea and Eggshell Wastes, Their Characterization, and Biocompatibility Evaluation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-14, August.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:3:p:2543-2556:d:46164. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.