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Ehec- och Salmonellainfektioner orsakade av grönsaker

Svenning, Ariel LU (2023) MVEM03 20231
Studies in Environmental Science
Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
Abstract
Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (Ehec) and Salmonella can infect humans via food
and at worst ocation cause serious illness. Infections caused by Ehec and
Salmonella in vegetables are increasingly receiving attention. The ability and
jurisdiction that exist within Swedish supervisory and authority work to respond
to changes or new situations linked to infections from vegetables, influence
Swedens capability living up to EU's requirements for foodstandards and safety.
The aim of this study was to investigate methods on how to detect and meet Ehec
and Salmonellaoutbreaks/infections linked to vegetables and what the presence
of Salmonella and Ehec in vegetables means for food safety. A questionnaire study
was carried out and was... (More)
Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (Ehec) and Salmonella can infect humans via food
and at worst ocation cause serious illness. Infections caused by Ehec and
Salmonella in vegetables are increasingly receiving attention. The ability and
jurisdiction that exist within Swedish supervisory and authority work to respond
to changes or new situations linked to infections from vegetables, influence
Swedens capability living up to EU's requirements for foodstandards and safety.
The aim of this study was to investigate methods on how to detect and meet Ehec
and Salmonellaoutbreaks/infections linked to vegetables and what the presence
of Salmonella and Ehec in vegetables means for food safety. A questionnaire study
was carried out and was sent out to food inspectors at Skåne's environmental
administrations. In addition, an in-depth interview with a microbiological advisor
at the Swedish Food Agency was conducted as well as a group interview with three
infection control nurses from Infection control Skåne. This study shows there may
be a need for measures and knowledge development in order to detect and meet
the societal challenges of infections with Ehec and Salmonella from vegetables in
the most effective way. As a result of the need of faster diagnostics on the human
side as well as the short shelf life of vegetable products, it is unusual to succeed at investigating the source of infection with Ehec and Salmonella from vegetables. There is also a need for developing more robust sampling methodology for Ehec in order to map the infection better. Difficulties in investigating contagion from vegetables indicate a suspected dark figure of infections linked to vegetables. Food inspectors in Skåne see an increased need for knowledge development among their supervisory objects regarding Ehec and Salmonella to minimize risks of infection. There is, however, a tendency for smaller municipalities to value the knowledge of their supervisory objects higher than medium-sized and large municipalities. (Less)
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author
Svenning, Ariel LU
supervisor
organization
course
MVEM03 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Ehec, Salmonella, Livsmedelssäkerhet, Ehec-infektioner, Salmonellainfektioner, Grönsaker
language
Swedish
id
9131184
date added to LUP
2023-06-29 09:52:22
date last changed
2023-06-29 09:52:22
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  abstract     = {{Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (Ehec) and Salmonella can infect humans via food 
and at worst ocation cause serious illness. Infections caused by Ehec and 
Salmonella in vegetables are increasingly receiving attention. The ability and 
jurisdiction that exist within Swedish supervisory and authority work to respond 
to changes or new situations linked to infections from vegetables, influence 
Swedens capability living up to EU's requirements for foodstandards and safety. 
The aim of this study was to investigate methods on how to detect and meet Ehec
and Salmonellaoutbreaks/infections linked to vegetables and what the presence 
of Salmonella and Ehec in vegetables means for food safety. A questionnaire study 
was carried out and was sent out to food inspectors at Skåne's environmental 
administrations. In addition, an in-depth interview with a microbiological advisor 
at the Swedish Food Agency was conducted as well as a group interview with three 
infection control nurses from Infection control Skåne. This study shows there may 
be a need for measures and knowledge development in order to detect and meet 
the societal challenges of infections with Ehec and Salmonella from vegetables in 
the most effective way. As a result of the need of faster diagnostics on the human 
side as well as the short shelf life of vegetable products, it is unusual to succeed at investigating the source of infection with Ehec and Salmonella from vegetables. There is also a need for developing more robust sampling methodology for Ehec in order to map the infection better. Difficulties in investigating contagion from vegetables indicate a suspected dark figure of infections linked to vegetables. Food inspectors in Skåne see an increased need for knowledge development among their supervisory objects regarding Ehec and Salmonella to minimize risks of infection. There is, however, a tendency for smaller municipalities to value the knowledge of their supervisory objects higher than medium-sized and large municipalities.}},
  author       = {{Svenning, Ariel}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ehec- och Salmonellainfektioner orsakade av grönsaker}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}