title: [Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and regulatory implications in the field of Public Health in light of recent outbreaks in Europe].
abstract: The increasingly widespread habit of consuming ready-to-eat foods, especially foods not subjected to heat treatment, has contributed to the occurrence of new outbreaks of foodborne illness. In 2011, outbreaks caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli occurred in several European Union (EU) countries and this led to a legislative evolution on food safety at the EU level. This article outlines the recommendations made to ensure food safety within the food chains, especially in relation to foods potentially responsible for Escherichia coli VTEC infections, and focuses on measures adopted at EU level to ensure consumer protection.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Servizio Igiene Alimenti e Nutrizione. Azienda Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria n. 7 della Regione Veneto, Italia.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marcotrigiano
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Servizio Igiene Alimenti e Nutrizione. Azienda Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria n. 7 della Regione Veneto, Italia.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lanzilotti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italia.
authors.forename: Osvalda
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: De Giglio
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italia.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caggiano
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italia.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Montagna
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italia.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Napoli
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005062:European Union / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*