An article published in Epidemiology & Infections Volume 152 December 09, 2024, entitled: “Estimated reduction in human salmonellosis incidence in Canada from a new government requirement to reduce Salmonella in frozen breaded chicken products” by Kanoatova et al. showed a significant reduction in Salmonellosis due to the new Canadian government regulation. Raw frozen breaded chicken products (FBCP) have been implicated in 16 Salmonella outbreaks between 2017 and 2019. The study quantified the impact of the April 1, 2019, requirement by the CFIA for manufacturers to reduce Salmonella in raw FBCP. An intervention study approach utilizing the pre-post-intervention data with a comparison group methodology was used to (1) estimate the reduction in FBCP Salmonella prevalence using retail meat FoodNet Canada data; (2) estimate the reduction in the human salmonellosis incidence rate using data from the Canadian National Enteric Surveillance Program; and (3) estimate the proportion of reported cases attributed to FBCP if the human exposure to Salmonella through FBCP was eliminated. The FBCP Salmonella prevalence decreased from 28% observed before April 1, 2019, to 2.9% after the requirement implementation. The CFIA requirement was estimated to reduce the incidence rate of human Salmonellosis by 23%. An estimated 26% of cases during the pre-intervention period can be attributed to FBCP. The CFIA requirement was successful at significantly reducing Salmonella prevalence in retail FBCP and salmonellosis burden. @ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/estimated-reduction-in-human-salmonellosis-incidence-in-canada-from-a-new-government-requirement-to-reduce-salmonella-in-frozen-breaded-chicken-products/2CDC4D9EE36DBC81A39D7CC362B69C5D
