[Nutrition and health--infections caused by food].
The annual incidence of food-borne infections in the Netherlands is estimated to be 250,000 or more; registration, however, is lacking. Meat, poultry, milk and eggs are contaminated primarily by intestinal animal commensals (Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica) or secondarily by animals, humans and the environment during processing (typhoid fever, Shigella, Listeria, Clostridium, hepatitis A virus, Norwalk virus, parasites). The guidelines for the prevention of contamination are insufficient. Intensity of production and the economic importance of fast, large-scale production are given priority over food safety. Information fails to reach the consumer.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Medische Microbiologie, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen.
D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005511:Food Handling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology
Voeding en gezondheid--infecties door voedsel.