EFSA CLEARS INFANT FORMULA AS SAFE FROM SALMONELLA
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expert panel has concluded "it is not possible to establish a correlation between enterobacteriaceae and salmonella" because this pathogen is "rarely present" in these child dairy foods. However, they recommended powdered infant and follow-on formulae manufacturers test for 'enterobacteriaceae' bacteria, to identify the presence of pathogen E sakazakii in such products.
A EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expert panel has concluded "it is not possible to establish a correlation between enterobacteriaceae and salmonella" because this pathogen is "rarely present" in these child dairy foods. However, they recommended powdered infant and follow-on formulae manufacturers test for 'enterobacteriaceae' bacteria, to identify the presence of pathogen E sakazakii in such products.
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