Challenges in cleaning and disinfection, and environmental monitoring in Swedish slaughterhouses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) in slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities is essential to avoid cross-contamination of the meat and thereby prevent food-borne illness and decreased shelf-life of the food product. To determine C&D efficacy, environmental monitoring should be performed. The food business operator must decide which activities to apply in their facility, which can be a challenging task. Ten slaughterhouses, six red meat and four poultry, with associated meat processing facilities participated in this interview study. The animals slaughtered in these slaughterhouses represented approximately 32% and 90% of the annual slaughter in Sweden, respectively. Quality assurance managers of the slaughterhouses were asked 27 questions using digital interviews ab

SUBMITTER: Moazzami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12616898 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature