Estimated reduction in human salmonellosis incidence in Canada from a new government requirement to reduce in frozen breaded chicken products.

Nontyphoidal infections are a leading cause of enteric disease in Canada, most commonly associated with foodborne exposures. Raw frozen breaded chicken products (FBCP) have been implicated in 16 outbreaks between 2017 and 2019. This study quantified the impact of the 1 April 2019 requirement by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for manufacturers to reduce in raw FBCP.