Testing Refrigeration Trucks for the Emergency Evacuation of Companion Animals.

The purpose of this study was to quantify the changes in oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in sealed refrigerator trucks scheduled to be used for transporting companion animals (dogs and cats) during an emergency evacuation. A total of 122 nonhuman animals (total weight = 1,248 kg) housed in individual crates were loaded into a 16-m refrigeration truck. Once they were loaded, the doors were closed and the percentages of O2 and CO2 were measured every 5 min by O2 and CO2 analyzers, and they were used to quantify the changes in gas pressure in the sealed truck.

Overview and summary of the Food Safety and Inspection Service risk assessment for Salmonella enteritidis in shell eggs, October 2005.

In 1998, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration completed a risk assessment that indicated multiple interventions along the farm-to-table chain were needed to reduce the risk of human illness from Salmonella Enteritidis in shell eggs. Based on newly available data and improved modeling techniques, FSIS completed an updated risk assessment to examine the effect of pasteurization and refrigeration on reducing human illnesses from S. Enteritidis in shell eggs.

Estimate of illnesses from Salmonella enteritidis in eggs, United States, 2000.

Results from our model suggest that eating Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis-contaminated shell eggs caused 182,060 illnesses in the United States during 2000. Uncertainty about the estimate ranged from 81,535 (5th percentile) to 276,500 illnesses (95th percentile). Our model provides but 1 approach for estimating foodborne illness and quantifying estimate uncertainty.

Environmental Survey by Manure Drag Sampling for Salmonella enteritidis in Chicken Layer Houses.

The Salmonella enteritidis Pilot Project (SEPP) was started in April 1992 as a cooperative effort between federal and state agencies, university laboratories, and the poultry industry in Pennsylvania to identify on-farm management practices which would reduce the S. enteritidis threat to public health. The SEPP evolved into the Pennsylvania Egg Quality Assurance Program (PEQAP) in 1994.

Surveys of Salmonella enteritidis in Unpasteurized Liquid Egg and Spent Hens at Slaughter.

In a 1995 national survey of 937 unpasteurized liquid egg samples collected in breaker plants, 179 of 937 samples (19%) were Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis ( S. Enteritidis ) positive. The proportion of unpasteurized liquid egg samples positive for S.

Bacteria on Beef Briskets and Ground Beef: Correlation with Slaughter Volume and Antemortem Condemnation.

Aerobic plate counts of 3,455 brisket and 1,370 ground beef samples were examined for association with slaughter volume in 547 U.S. beef slaughter establishments.