About 80-85% of chickens are contaminated with Salmonella, even with the cleanest slaughter methods (the blood is contaminated).
Original statement
مع اطهر وسائل الذبح للفراخ دمها بيتلو بالسالمونيلا ... فيها سالمونيلا كاونت اعلى من الطبيعي كام في الم ب نسبه 80 85% من الفراخ
verbatim according to source. Translation by the project; the Arabic wording is authoritative.
Translation
About 80-85% of chickens are contaminated with Salmonella, even with the cleanest slaughter methods (the blood is contaminated).
Origin
- Source status
- Video transcript (own words)
- Attribution
- Elawady (machine transcript)
- Video
- Dr.D Clinics - Diaa Al Awady is live! (Open source)
- Published
- 16 March 2025
- Timestamp
- not available (transcript has no timings)
- Attribution uncertainty
- Archive transcript (YouTube CC or AI-generated); wording may contain transcription errors; no timestamps available.
- Claimed health effect
Salmonellosis.
- Population concerned
general population (not specified)
- Geographic restriction by Elawady
none found
Diverging source versions
- Source status
- Video transcript (own words)
- Attribution
- Elawady (machine transcript)
- Video
- ارتفاع السكر والأسيتون ؟خطر والا ده الطبيعي ؟#ضياء_العوضي (Open source)
- Published
- 23 December 2025
- Timestamp
- not available (transcript has no timings)
- Attribution uncertainty
- Archive transcript (YouTube CC or AI-generated); wording may contain transcription errors; no timestamps available.
Scientific assessment
Mostly false – Essential parts of the statement are not supported by the evidence or are strongly exaggerated.
Certainty of evidence: moderate – Further research may still affect the assessment.
1. What was claimed?
80-85% of chickens carry Salmonella.
2. What is demonstrably correct?
Salmonella is a common contaminant of raw poultry; poultry and eggs are major sources of human salmonellosis.
3. What is wrong or exaggerated?
The 80-85% figure is far above EU monitoring (4.9% of fresh broiler meat samples in 2024; I-EGG-14) and above every Egyptian study reviewed: 16% of whole carcasses and 34% of all samples in Mansoura (I-CHK-124), 18% of native chicken carcasses in Mansoura (I-CHK-125), 33.3% of carcass samples in Alexandria (I-CHK-123) and 28.6% of mixed samples in Sharkia (I-CHK-09). Only offal reached 60% (livers and gizzards). US in-plant testing during a large outbreak found 1-26% (A-CHK-17). 'Contaminated blood' is not how carcass contamination is described in these sources.
4. What remains unclear?
Prevalence in Egyptian retail chicken nationally. In the transcript (video cLSJ-kjyBE4) he names Salmonella explicitly and attributes the number to others ('they said it'). A figure of this size exists for a different pathogen: in the 2008 EU baseline survey, 75.8% of broiler carcasses were contaminated with Campylobacter (Member-State range 4.9-100%) (I-CHK-05). Whether he confused the two pathogens cannot be determined.
5. Which studies support it?
None for the number.
6. Which studies contradict it?
I-EGG-14 (EU 2024), I-CHK-09, I-CHK-123, I-CHK-124, I-CHK-125 (Egypt, 16-34% for carcasses), A-CHK-17 (US 1-26%).
7. What applies to Germany and Europe?
EU 2024: 4.9% of fresh broiler meat samples Salmonella-positive; Salmonella process hygiene criteria and flock reduction targets apply.
8. What is known about Egypt?
Local studies found Salmonella in 16-34% of retail chicken carcass samples (Sharkia, Alexandria, Mansoura) and up to 60% of livers and gizzards; most isolates were multidrug resistant. One supermarket in Alexandria was negative (I-CHK-123). No national data exist.
9. What practical conclusion is appropriate?
Salmonella on raw chicken is a real but much less frequent risk than claimed in the EU; thorough cooking and preventing cross-contamination are effective.
Assessment details
- Rationale for certainty of evidence
EU official monitoring 2024: 4.9% of 'fresh meat from broilers' samples (N = 95,954) Salmonella-positive. Egyptian studies report higher prevalence (120/420 = 28.6% of mixed farm and carcass samples in one province), but no source for 80-85% was found. The figure is not attributed to a specific study in the transcript.
- Source quality
Own words (machine transcript); unsourced number ('هم اللي قالوا').
- Regional transferability
Strongly country-dependent.
- Individual exceptions
Not applicable.
- Regional scope of the claim
- not specified
- Last reviewed
- 26 October 2026 provisional
Scientific evidence in detail
Scientifically refuted – High-quality evidence shows the opposite, or the claim contradicts well-established physiology.
Research question: What proportion of chickens/chicken carcasses on the market are contaminated with Salmonella (EU and Egypt), and is it about 80-85%?
Research question in detail (PECO)
- Population
- Broiler chickens and retail chicken meat
- Intervention or exposure
- Market/slaughter chain
- Comparison
- Claimed 80-85%
- Geographic scope
- production-dependent (EU monitoring vs Egyptian local studies)
- Outcomes
- Salmonella prevalence in carcasses/meat
Study results as reported by the authors. Our assessment follows below.
What speaks for the claim?
No high-quality evidence supporting the claim was found.
What speaks against the claim?
EU zoonoses report 2024
EU One Health Zoonoses Report 2024.
- Actual result
- 4.9% of 95,954 fresh broiler meat units Salmonella-positive; broiler flocks 4.3% (target serovars 0.29%).
- Methodological quality
- high (official EU monitoring; mixed sampling designs)
- Relevance
- direct for the EU
- Limitations
- Not a harmonised retail survey.
Salmonella in 16% of whole chickens and 60% of gizzards in Mansoura
Abd-Elghany SM et al.. Epidemiol Infect 2015 · PMID 25004116 · DOI 10.1017/S0950268814001708 Cross-sectional studyabstract checkednewly addedMansoura retail survey.
- Actual result
- Whole carcasses 16% (8/50), drumsticks 28%, livers 32%, gizzards 60%; overall 34% (68/200).
- Methodological quality
- low (convenience sample)
- Relevance
- direct for Egypt
- Limitations
- One city.
A third of market chicken in Alexandria carried Salmonella
Barac D et al.. Indian J Microbiol 2024 · PMID 39678989 · DOI 10.1007/s12088-024-01210-z Cross-sectional studyabstract checkednewly addedAlexandria retail survey.
- Actual result
- Carcasses 33.3% (n = 60); liver and gizzard 60% each; one supermarket negative.
- Methodological quality
- low (n = 60)
- Relevance
- direct for Egypt
- Limitations
- Small sample.
What does the overall evidence say?
Editorial assessment based on the studies above – not itself a study result.
Which position is better supported?
Salmonella is found on a minority of chickens: about 5% of fresh broiler meat samples in the EU and roughly 16-34% of retail carcass samples in local Egyptian studies; 80-85% is not supported anywhere.
Why some studies weigh more
EU monitoring is large and official; Egyptian studies are small but consistent with each other; no study approaches 80-85% for whole carcasses.
Is a causal relationship established? Not applicable Prevalence question.
Remaining uncertainty
National Egyptian prevalence; offal (liver/gizzard) can reach 60%.
Justified conclusion
The 80-85% figure is wrong; contamination is real and higher in Egyptian markets than in the EU.
Why do studies seem to disagree?
Offal figures (60% gizzards/liver in Egypt) are higher than carcass figures and could be confused with whole-bird prevalence; the figure is also close to EU Campylobacter carcass prevalence in 2008 (75.8%, I-CHK-05), a different pathogen.
Does this depend on the country?
- General biological effects
- Salmonella colonisation of poultry is universal.
- Eating habits
- Purchase of live-slaughtered market chicken vs supermarket chicken affects contamination (I-CHK-123).
- Origin of the food
- Egyptian market chicken more contaminated than EU chicken in available data.
- Contaminants
- Not applicable.
- National production conditions
- Egypt: no national flock control programme with published results (the project's research files).
- Legal rules
- EU: Reg. 2160/2003 targets, Reg. 2073/2005 criteria; Egypt: NFSA Decision 1/2021 requires Salmonella absent in 25 g.
- Actual monitoring data
- EU: official data; Egypt: local studies only.
A regional difference is supported by robust data.
Statistical re-check
- Wilson 95% CIs of reported prevalences vs 80% – All upper CI limits are below 80% (highest: gizzards 60%, CI 46.2-72.4). recalculated
Certainty of the overall evidence (GRADE, simplified)
- Main outcome
- Salmonella prevalence on chicken carcasses
- Starting level
- high (randomised trials)
- Reasons for downgrading
- indirectness for Egypt: local convenience samples
- Result
- moderate
Simplified assessment by a single reviewer, following the GRADE approach; not a formal GRADE panel. GRADE rates the body of evidence for one outcome, not individual studies.
Clinical guidelines and official statements checked
- EFSA/ECDC: The European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report (existing study I-EGG-14) (2025) · Original publication
Campylobacteriosis 63.7% of reported zoonosis cases; broiler meat most often implicated in strong-evidence Campylobacter outbreaks; 4.9% of fresh broiler meat units Salmonella-positive.
Search strategy
Documented literature searches for this review (search strings in the original database syntax).
| Database | Date | Search | Looking for | Hits | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | 26 October 2026 | salmonella[ti] AND (chicken meat[tiab] OR retail chicken[tiab] OR broiler carcass*[tiab]) AND Egypt[tiab] AND prevalence[tiab] | both directions | 2 | |
| Europe PMC | 26 October 2026 | TITLE:salmonella AND (TITLE:Egypt OR TITLE:Africa OR TITLE:"Middle East" OR TITLE:global) AND (TITLE:"meta-analysis") AND (TITLE:poultry OR TITLE:chicken OR TITLE:broiler) | supporting evidence | 0 | |
| Europe PMC | 26 October 2026 | (salmonella) AND (poultry OR chicken OR broiler) AND ("meta-analysis" OR "systematic review") AND (prevalence) AND (Africa OR Egypt OR "low- and middle-income" OR worldwide OR global) | supporting evidence | 1692 | |
| the project's research files (EG microbiology, RS-EG-44) then PubMed efetch | 26 October 2026 | Egyptian retail Salmonella studies registered by the country team | both directions | 4 |
Open questions
Representative Egyptian retail survey.
How deeply was this checked?
7 linked studies: 4 checked in full text (3 of them with a structured risk-of-bias assessment), 3 on the basis of the abstract, 0 bibliographically only. No formal assessment with two independent reviewers and no independent human expert review has taken place yet.
Last scientific review: 26 October 2026
History of the verdict
- 25 October 2026 · Phase 1 · Initial assessment: Mostly false (moderate)
- 26 October 2026 · Phase 4 (systematic evidence review) · Re-examined with extended evidence; verdict unchanged: Mostly false (moderate)
Three further Egyptian studies (16-34% for carcasses) confirm that the figure is far too high; the claim keeps “Mostly false” because Salmonella contamination itself is real. Bottom line sharpened.
New sources: I-CHK-123 I-CHK-124 I-CHK-125
In plain language
Dr. Elawady said 80 to 85 percent of chickens carry Salmonella. In the EU, official tests in 2024 found Salmonella in about 5 out of 100 samples of fresh chicken meat. A study in one Egyptian province found it in about 29 out of 100 samples from farms and carcasses - higher than in Europe, but far below his figure. Cooking chicken thoroughly kills Salmonella.
Studies on this claim
Studies supporting the claim (0)
No studies in this group.
Studies contradicting or limiting the claim (6)
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EU zoonoses report 2024
EFSA, ECDC. EFSA J 2025 · PMID 41377167 · DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9759Otherindependent cross-checkfull text checked★ key studyCampylobacter and Salmonella are the most common food-borne infections in the EU; about 5% of fresh chicken samples and 0.3% of egg samples had Salmonella.
About 80-85% of chickens are contaminated with Salmonella, even with the cleanest slaughter methods (the blood is contaminated).
Does the study support the specific claim? Partly · Methodological quality: high · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
Occurrence of zoonoses and zoonotic agents in humans, food, animals and feed in the EU, 2024
- How was the study done?
EU surveillance report under Zoonoses Directive 2003/99/EC
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
e.g., 95,954 fresh broiler meat samples; 12,327 egg samples; 27 EU Member States, UK (NI), 8 non-MS
- What was actually found?
Campylobacteriosis 63.7% of confirmed zoonosis cases, salmonellosis second. Salmonella-positive: fresh meat from broilers 4.9%, turkeys 4.7%, eggs and egg products 0.31%. Adult laying-hen flock Salmonella prevalence 4.0%, target serovars 1.6%. Salmonella in eggs and egg products = agent/food pair of most concern; broiler meat most frequently implicated in strong-evidence Campylobacter outbreaks. Campylobacter PHC 1000 CFU/g on neck skin.
- How large was the observed effect?
Descriptive; trend analyses
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
Poultry germs are a real but controllable risk.
- What are the study's limitations?
Reporting differences between countries; Operator vs official sampling differ
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Supports existence of pathogens; contradicts exaggerated prevalence.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Directly EU.
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Not representative for Egypt.
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Salmonella in Egyptian broiler chickens
Elkenany R et al.. BMC Vet Res 2019 · PMID 31029108 · DOI 10.1186/s12917-019-1867-zCross-sectional studyindependent cross-checkfull text, structured risk-of-bias assessmentAbout 29% of retail chicken carcasses and 32% of farm chickens in one Egyptian province had Salmonella, mostly multidrug-resistant.
About 80-85% of chickens are contaminated with Salmonella, even with the cleanest slaughter methods (the blood is contaminated).
Does the study support the specific claim? Partly · Methodological quality: moderate · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
Prevalence, resistance and virulence genes of Salmonella in broilers and retail carcasses
- How was the study done?
Cross-sectional microbiological survey
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
420 samples from 5 broiler farms and 5 retail shops, El-Sharkia, summer 2017
- What was actually found?
Salmonella in 28.6% of all samples (carcasses 29.4%, cloacal swabs 32%, environment 22%); 76.7% of isolates multidrug-resistant; all resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; none to imipenem.
- How large was the observed effect?
Descriptive
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
In Egypt, careful handling and cooking of chicken is especially important.
- What are the study's limitations?
Only 5 farms and 5 shops in one province, one season; no human data; descriptive only.
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Supports concern but not 80-85%.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Low (Egypt).
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Not national.
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US Salmonella outbreak from one chicken company
Gieraltowski L et al.. PLoS One 2016 · PMID 27631492 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0162369Outbreak reportcited by the Tayebat archivefull text, structured risk-of-bias assessment634 people fell ill from resistant Salmonella traced to one company's chicken.
About 80-85% of chickens are contaminated with Salmonella, even with the cleanest slaughter methods (the blood is contaminated).
Does the study support the specific claim? Yes · Methodological quality: moderate · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
What caused a large multistate MDR Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak?
- How was the study done?
Outbreak investigation (epidemiological, laboratory, traceback)
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
634 cases; 435 interviewed; 634 US case-patients
- What was actually found?
634 sick (38% hospitalised, no deaths); 87% of those with brand data ate Company A chicken; 67% of tested patient isolates resistant, 35% multidrug-resistant; Salmonella in 26% of samples at the implicated plants, down to about 5% after fixes.
- How large was the observed effect?
Descriptive
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
Shows why safe handling of raw chicken matters.
- What are the study's limitations?
Single outbreak
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Supports existence of hazard.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Moderate.
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Cannot give routine prevalence in chicken and does not support an 80-85% contamination rate.
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A third of market chicken in Alexandria carried Salmonella
Barac D et al.. Indian J Microbiol 2024 · PMID 39678989 · DOI 10.1007/s12088-024-01210-zCross-sectional studyindependent cross-checkabstract checked33% of carcass samples from Alexandria markets were contaminated; a supermarket sample set was free.
Egyptian retail: 33.3% (95% CI 22.7-45.9), far below 80-85%.
Does the study support the specific claim? No · Methodological quality: low · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
How common is Salmonella in retail chicken and which resistance patterns occur?
- How was the study done?
Cross-sectional microbiological survey of retail chicken (convenience sample)
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
60 raw chicken carcass samples from six markets
- What was actually found?
Overall Salmonella contamination 33.3%; liver and gizzard 60% each, neck 50%, wing 30%; heart and small intestine negative; one supermarket negative; markets ranged 30-60%. Main serotypes S. Typhimurium and S. Kentucky.
- How large was the observed effect?
Overall Salmonella contamination 33.3%; liver and gizzard 60% each, neck 50%, wing 30%; heart and small intestine negative; one supermarket negative; markets ranged 30-60%. Main serotypes S. Typhimurium and S. Kentucky.
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
Salmonella on raw chicken in Egypt is common (roughly 1 in 6 to 1 in 3 carcasses) but far below 80-85%.
- What are the study's limitations?
Small convenience sample from one city; Not nationally representative
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Contradicts the specific number; supports that contamination is real and higher than in the EU.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Egyptian data; EU levels are lower (4.9%).
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Not representative of Egypt as a whole.
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Salmonella in 16% of whole chickens and 60% of gizzards in Mansoura
Abd-Elghany SM et al.. Epidemiol Infect 2015 · PMID 25004116 · DOI 10.1017/S0950268814001708Cross-sectional studyindependent cross-checkabstract checkedWhole carcasses 16%, gizzards 60%, overall 34%; most isolates were multidrug resistant.
Whole carcasses 16%; highest category (gizzards) 60%; none near 80-85%.
Does the study support the specific claim? No · Methodological quality: low · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
How common is Salmonella in retail chicken and which resistance patterns occur?
- How was the study done?
Cross-sectional microbiological survey of retail chicken (convenience sample)
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
200 samples (50 each of whole carcasses, drumsticks, livers, gizzards), Mansoura
- What was actually found?
Salmonella in 16% (8/50) of whole carcasses, 28% (14/50) drumsticks, 32% (16/50) livers, 60% (30/50) gizzards; overall 34% (68/200). 92.8% of isolates multidrug resistant.
- How large was the observed effect?
Salmonella in 16% (8/50) of whole carcasses, 28% (14/50) drumsticks, 32% (16/50) livers, 60% (30/50) gizzards; overall 34% (68/200). 92.8% of isolates multidrug resistant.
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
Salmonella on raw chicken in Egypt is common (roughly 1 in 6 to 1 in 3 carcasses) but far below 80-85%.
- What are the study's limitations?
Small convenience sample from one city; Not nationally representative
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Contradicts the specific number; supports that contamination is real and higher than in the EU.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Egyptian data; EU levels are lower (4.9%).
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Not representative of Egypt as a whole.
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Salmonella in 18% of native chicken carcasses in Mansoura
El-Saeed BA et al.. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2024 · PMID 38965586 · DOI 10.1186/s12941-024-00713-3Cross-sectional studyindependent cross-checkabstract checked18% of native chicken carcasses carried Salmonella, often highly resistant to antibiotics.
Native (non-industrial) chicken carcasses 18%; also shows that native birds are not free of Salmonella.
Does the study support the specific claim? No · Methodological quality: low · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
How common is Salmonella in retail chicken and which resistance patterns occur?
- How was the study done?
Cross-sectional microbiological survey of retail chicken (convenience sample)
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
150 freshly dressed native chicken carcasses from poultry shops, Mansoura, Jul-Nov 2022
- What was actually found?
Salmonella confirmed (invA PCR) in 18% (27/150) of carcasses. Of 129 isolates, 93.8% resistant to >=3 antibiotics; 82.2% resistant to colistin and to cefepime; 3.9% pan-drug-resistant.
- How large was the observed effect?
Salmonella confirmed (invA PCR) in 18% (27/150) of carcasses. Of 129 isolates, 93.8% resistant to >=3 antibiotics; 82.2% resistant to colistin and to cefepime; 3.9% pan-drug-resistant.
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
Salmonella on raw chicken in Egypt is common (roughly 1 in 6 to 1 in 3 carcasses) but far below 80-85%.
- What are the study's limitations?
Small convenience sample from one city; Not nationally representative
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Contradicts the specific number; supports that contamination is real and higher than in the EU.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Egyptian data; EU levels are lower (4.9%).
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Not representative of Egypt as a whole.
No study in this group is marked as key.
Studies with mixed or unclear results (1)
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EFSA: controlling Campylobacter in broilers
EFSA BIOHAZ Panel. EFSA J 2020 · PMID 32874298 · DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6090Risk assessmentindependent cross-checkfull text, structured risk-of-bias assessmentFarm measures could reduce human Campylobacter infections from chicken meat substantially.
Does the study support the specific claim? Partly · Methodological quality: high · Certainty of evidence: see overall assessment of the claim
Original publication · Scientific details
Study explained simply
- What did the researchers want to find out?
Effect of on-farm control options on human campylobacteriosis from broiler meat
- How was the study done?
EFSA scientific opinion (PAF modelling, expert knowledge elicitation)
- How many people, animals or samples were studied?
Not applicable; EU broiler production
- What was actually found?
In the EU, about 27% of broiler flocks and 37% of fresh broiler meat carry Campylobacter (2008 baseline: 71% of batches, 76% of carcasses); chicken meat may cause 20-30% of human cases. Farm measures could cut broiler-related cases by roughly 7-27% each (very uncertain); a 3-log cut in gut counts by 58%.
- How large was the observed effect?
PAF; EKE
- What do the results mean in everyday life?
The risk is real and can be reduced.
- What are the study's limitations?
Wide uncertainty
- What does it say about Elawady's specific claim?
Supports pathogen claim, not avoidance.
- Do the results apply to Germany and Europe?
Directly EU.
- What can explicitly not be concluded from this study?
Exact effect sizes; combined effects; anything about digestibility or gut damage from chicken meat.
No study in this group is marked as key.
Regional context
Germany / EU
EU 2024: 4.9% of fresh broiler meat samples Salmonella-positive; Salmonella process hygiene criteria and flock reduction targets apply.
Egypt
Local studies found Salmonella in 16-34% of retail chicken carcass samples (Sharkia, Alexandria, Mansoura) and up to 60% of livers and gizzards; most isolates were multidrug resistant. One supermarket in Alexandria was negative (I-CHK-123). No national data exist.
- Antibiotic (veterinary drug) residues in poultry meat and eggs
- Antimicrobial use in food animals and antibiotic growth promoters
- Hormones in poultry, meat, milk and farmed fish
- Salmonella in laying hens, eggs and broiler chicken
- Import controls and the meaning of RASFF notifications for Egyptian products
What applies in my country?
General scientific assessment
Mostly false The 80-85% figure is wrong: Salmonella is found on about 5% of EU and about 16-34% of Egyptian retail chicken samples, and cooking kills it.
The following areas of food safety are relevant to this statement:
- Veterinary medicines and antibiotics
- Hormonal growth promoters
- Contaminants (heavy metals, PFAS, PCBs, dioxins, nitrate)
- Pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.)
- Animal husbandry and feed
- Controls, imports, recalls, labelling
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References
- The European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report.. EFSA, ECDC. EFSA J 2025 · PMID 41377167 · DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9759
- Antimicrobial resistance profiles and virulence genotyping of Salmonella enterica serovars recovered from broiler chickens and chicken carcasses in Egypt.. Elkenany R et al.. BMC Vet Res 2019 · PMID 31029108 · DOI 10.1186/s12917-019-1867-z
- National Outbreak of Multidrug Resistant Salmonella Heidelberg Infections Linked to a Single Poultry Company.. Gieraltowski L et al.. PLoS One 2016 · PMID 27631492 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0162369
- Prevalence of Non-typhoidal Salmonellae in the Retail Chicken Meat in Alexandria, Egypt.. Barac D et al.. Indian J Microbiol 2024 · PMID 39678989 · DOI 10.1007/s12088-024-01210-z
- Occurrence, genetic characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from chicken meat and giblets.. Abd-Elghany SM et al.. Epidemiol Infect 2015 · PMID 25004116 · DOI 10.1017/S0950268814001708
- Colistin-, cefepime-, and levofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from Egyptian chicken carcasses.. El-Saeed BA et al.. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2024 · PMID 38965586 · DOI 10.1186/s12941-024-00713-3
- Update and review of control options for Campylobacter in broilers at primary production.. EFSA BIOHAZ Panel. EFSA J 2020 · PMID 32874298 · DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6090