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NZFSA’s Salmonella risk management strategy

Salmonella risk management strategy

NZFSA’s comprehensive Salmonella risk management strategy aims to achieve a 30% reduction in the reported annual incidence of foodborne salmonellosis after five years. The strategy focuses on non-typhoid Salmonella and begins with a primary focus on intelligence gathering from a wide range of food sectors. This information will help shape the strategy’s future direction and will inform scientifically robust interventions at appropriate points of the food chain.

Salmonella risk management strategy 2009 -2012

Objectives of the Salmonella risk management strategy

The objectives of the Salmonella risk management strategy are to:

• quantify the proportion of foodborne cases attributable to:

- specific foods

- animal feeds

- domestically produced versus imported foods

- multi-resistant and virulent Salmonella genotypes associated with foods

• identify sources of Salmonella contamination of specific foods and animal feeds

• determine the relative value of different interventions throughout the food chain in reducing the risk of salmonellosis

• make prioritised risk management decisions on appropriate Salmonella control measures across the food chain, and according to data availability

• design and implement an effective monitoring and review programme to support strategic goals.

International Collaboration

NZFSA works closely with international counterparts to coordinate research, and to share and discuss scientific approaches and results in order to maximise the benefits of scientific knowledge on Salmonella for inclusion into New Zealand’s risk management strategy.

Related links

Salmonella – information for consumers, industry, commercial cooks and chefs, scientists and researchers, and media

Last updated 7 April 2009