Characterization of illegal food items and identification of foodborne pathogens brought into the European Union via two major German airports

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 209, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-19

  Beutlich, Janine ^a   Hammerl, Jens Andre ^a   Appel, Bernd ^a   Nöckler, Karsten ^a   Helmuth, Reiner ^a   Jöst, Kristine ^b   Ludwig, Marie Luise ^b   Hanke, Christine ^c   Bechtold, Dirk ^c   Mayer Scholl, Anne ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b Hesse State Laboratory   (Germany)

^c AirCargo Center Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airport customs; Europe; Food; Foodborne pathogens; Illegal imports; Travel

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

AIRPORT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRUCELLA; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; IMMIGRANT; LISTERIA; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA; ZOONOSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTROL; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

AIRPORTS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMANY; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; MILK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84952322996     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.10.017     Document Type: Article

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