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Food Safety Challenges from Farm to Table

Food Safety Challenges from Farm to Table. Michael P. Doyle. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 76 million cases of foodborne illness annually Includes 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths P. S. Mead et al. 5:607 (1999). Incidence of Foodborne Illness in United States.

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Food Safety Challenges from Farm to Table

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  1. Food Safety Challenges from Farm to Table Michael P. Doyle

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 76 million cases of foodborne illness annually Includes 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths P. S. Mead et al. 5:607 (1999) Incidence of Foodborne Illness in United States

  3. Illness No. of Cases Bronchitis 12 million Flu 50 million Common cold 62 million Foodborne disease 76 million CDC estimates (2000) Comparison of Estimated Annual Incidence of Foodborne Illness with Other Illnesses in U.S.

  4. Cases from Foodborne Transmission Norwalk-like viruses 9, 200,000 Campylobacter spp. 1,963,000 Salmonella (nontyphoid) 1,332,000 Clostridium perfringens 248,500 Giardia lamblia 200,000 Staphylococcus food poisoning 185,000 Toxoplasma gondii 112,500 Shigella spp. 90,000 Yersinia enterocolitica 86,800 P. S. Mead et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 5:607 (1999) Estimated Number of Cases of Foodborne Illness Annually in United States

  5. Cases from Foodborne Transmission Escherichia coli O157:H7 62,500 Enterotoxigenic E. coli 55,600 Streptococcus 51,000 Astrovirus 39,000 Rotavirus 39,000 Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (nonO157) 31,000 Bacillus cereus 27,400 E. coli (other diarrheic) 23,900 Cyclospora cayetanensis 14,600 P. S. Mead et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 5:607 (1999) Estimated Number of Cases of Foodborne Illness Annually in United States

  6. Cases from Foodborne Transmission Vibrio parahaemolyticus 5,000 Hepatitis A 4,200 Listeria monocytogenes 2,500 Brucella sp. 780 Botulism 60 Trichinella spiralis 50 Vibrio cholerae 50 Vibrio vulnificus 50 P. S. Mead et al. Emerging Infect. Dis. 5:607 (1999) Estimated Number of Cases of Foodborne Illness Annually in United States

  7. Leading Bacteriological Causes of Foodborne Illness in USA • Campylobacter jejuni - est. 2 million cases/yr • Principal vehicles - poultry, unpasteurized milk • Salmonella sp. - est. 1.5 million cases/yr • Principal vehicles - eggs, poultry, beef, pork, produce • Shigella - est. 90,000 cases/yr • Principal vehicles - salads, produce (food handler contamination) • E. coli O157:H7 - est. 60,000 cases/yr • Principal vehicles - cattle (handling) and beef, produce, water (recreational and drinking)

  8. Transmission of Foodborne Pathogens • Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella sp. • Carried in intestinal tract of poultry and other animals • Fecal contamination of skin during grow out and processing • Salmonella Enteritidis • Colonize ovarian tissue of poultry • Internal contents of eggs are contaminated

  9. Case-control study of 6 FoodNet sites from Jan 98 - Mar 99 involving 1463 patients with Campylobacter infection and 1317 controls Risk factors include: Foreign travel Eating undercooked poultry Eating chicken or turkey cooked outside the home Eating nonpoultry meat cooked outside the home Eating raw seafood Drinking raw milk Living on or visiting a farm Contact with farm animals Contact with puppies Risk Factors for Sporadic Campylobacter Infections in the United States

  10. Transmission of Foodborne Pathogens • E. coli O157:H7 • Carried in intestinal tract of cattle • Direct or indirect contact with cattle manure is likely most frequent origin • Manure can contaminate food through: -Use of manure as a soil fertilizer -Polluted irrigation water -Defecation of cattle in vicinity of produce or foods of animal origin

  11. Eating undercooked ground beef Visiting a farm U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998 Risk Factors Associated with Sporadic Cases of E. coli O157:H7 Infection in U.S.

  12. Major sources of foodborne pathogen contamination of agricultural products are: (1) animal manure and (2) human feces (e.g., produce harvesting and handling) Agricultural Practices

  13. The Manure Glut: A Growing Environmental Threat • Five tons of animal manure is produced annually nationwide for every person living in the United States • The amount of animal manure is 130 times greater than the amount of human waste produced • Cattle, hogs, chickens and turkey produced an estimated 1.36 billion tons of manure in 1997

  14. Animal Solid Waste (Tons/yr) Cattle 1,229,190,000 Hogs 112,652,300 Chickens 14,394,000 Turkeys 5,425,000 TOTAL 1.36 billion The U.S. Manure Glut (1997 estimates)

  15. Cattle manure Beef cattle at slaughter 89% prevalence Poultry manure Chickens and turkeys 80-100% prevalence (depending on flock) Sheep manure Sheep at slaughter high prevalence Prevalence of Campylobacter in Manure

  16. Cattle manure - 10 to 25% of samples Poultry manure - 29% of samples Prevalence of Salmonella in Manure

  17. E. coli O157 in U.S. Feedlots • USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System determined prevalence of E. coli O157 in beef feedlots in 11 western and midwestern states during Oct 99 - Sept 00 • 11.0% (1,148/10,415) of fecal samples were E. coli O157-positive USDA-APHIS, Fort Collins, CO. E. coli O157 in United States Feedlots, October 2001

  18. E. coli O157 in U.S. Feedlots • Prevalence of E. coli O157 in beef fecal samples by month of collection

  19. Pathogen Animal Cattle Poultry Sheep (CFU or Oocysts/g) Campylobacter 104 - 108 104 - 107 up to 105 Salmonella up to 108 - 1010 104 - 107 E. coli O157:H7 102 - 105 — 108 Cryptosporidium 105 - 1010 — 107 Reported Levels of Pathogens in Animal Manures

  20. What types of foods are most likely to be contaminated with foodborne pathogens?

  21. Fresh (unpasteurized) foods of animal origin and plant-derived foods having contact with manure or human sewage Milk Beef Poultry Pork Eggs Produce (e.g., lettuce, sprouts, fruit juices, cantaloupe, cilantro) Types of Foods Most Likely Contaminated with Foodborne Pathogens

  22. Foods prepared by an infected food handler Salads Salad bar foods Sandwiches Types of Foods Most Likely Contaminated with Foodborne Pathogens

  23. Imported Foods Sanitation practices for food production and preparation are not universally equivalent Emerging Issues in the Microbiological Safety of Foods

  24. Major Concern RegardingImported Food • Pathogens on produce • Sources: • Irrigation water • Processing water • Poor personal hygiene of infected foodhandlers • Sewage/manure used as soil fertilizer • (Example) Shigellosis from Mexican-grown parsley

  25. FDA assayed 1003 imported produce samples from March 99 - October 00 for Salmonella, Shigella and E. coli O157:H7 35 positive for Salmonella 9 positive for Shigella 0 positive for E. coli O157:H7 Prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella on Imported Produce

  26. Produce Type No. Sampled No. Positive Broccoli 36 0 Cantaloupe 151 11 Celery 84 3 Cilantro 177 16 Culantro 12 6 Lettuce (loose-leaf) 116 2 Parsley 84 2 Scallions 180 3 Strawberries 143 1 Tomatoes 20 0 Total 1003 44 Prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella on Imported Produce

  27. Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Pathogens Opportunistic pathogens become untreatable Vancomycin-resistant enterococci Prevalent pathogens become life threatening Multi-resistant Salmonella Emerging Issues in the Microbiological Safety of Foods

  28. Non-O157:H7 enterohemorrhagic E. coli Examples of other serotypes of EHEC O26:H11 O6:H31 O104:H21 O48:H7 O111:NM O98:NM O145:NM O103:H2 O157:NM Emerging Issues in the Microbiological Safety of Foods

  29. 23 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome from January - February 1995 in South Australia Vehicle was mettwurst (semi-dry sausage) E. coli O111:NM Outbreaks

  30. Foodborne Parasites Global trade and a penchant for fresh, uncooked/undercooked foods can be a dangerous combination Emerging Issues in the Microbiological Safety of Foods

  31. Cyclospora cayetanensis • 1996 Outbreak • More than 1500 illnesses in 15 states and Canada • Vehicle - Guatemalan raspberries • Suggested source was untreated water from natural reservoirs used to mix pesticides sprayed on raspberries

  32. Cyclospora cayetanensis • 1997 Outbreaks • Guatemalan (and possibly Chilean) raspberries • 5 states and a cruise ship • Mesclun lettuce • Pesto sauce (basil)

  33. Estimated 112,500 food-associated cases annually in United States Estimated 2,500 hospitalized cases and 375 deaths In Europe, congenital toxoplasmosis affects 1 to 10 in 10,000 newborn babies 1 to 2% develop learning disorders or die 4 to 27% develop permanent impairment of vision Toxoplasmosis

  34. Case-control study in 6 European cities to identify risk factors associated with toxoplasmosis in pregnancy Results: Between 30 and 63% of infections at different centers were attributed to consumption of undercooked (lamb, beef or game) and cured meat products 6 to 17% were attributed to soil contact Contact with cats was not a risk factor A. J. C. Cook et al. Br. Med. J. 321:142 (2000) Toxoplasma Infection in European Pregnant Women

  35. Assayed for parasites 2943 fecal samples from cattle on 109 dairy farms 8.9% positive for Giardia sp. 0.9% positive for Cryptosporidium parvum 1.1% positive for Cryptosporidium muris Calves < 6 months of age 20.1% positive for Giardia sp. 2.4% positive for C. parvum S. E. Wade et al. Vet. Parasitol. 93:1 (2000) Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Dairy Herds

  36. Foodborne Viruses A major but highly underreported cause of foodborne illness CDC estimates 9.2 million foodborne cases of Norwalk-like virus annually in U.S. Emerging Issues in the Microbiological Safety of Foods

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