Food Safety

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Salmonella isolates from environments on Australian commercial egg farms

27 March 2019 D.J. Trott, T. Veltman, D. Jordan, C. McDevitt, J. Bell, B. Howden, M. Vulcanis, P. Scott, R. Chia, B.Combs, K. Chousalkar,and T. Wilso Australian Eggs, University of Adelaide, WA Department Primary Industries, WA Department of Health, Regional Development and Directorate of Environmental Health, Division of Public and Aboriginal Health

This project was conducted to identify the most appropriate mechanisms for obtaining and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing on Salmonella isolates obtained from Australian layer shed environments.

Salmonella Enteritidis Response Plan

31 May 2017 P. C. Scott, R. Chia AECL, Scolexia May 2017

Industry prepared for an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis

Salmonella Incidence Response Plan

31 May 2017 R. Chia, P. C. Scott AECL, Scolexia May 2017

The Salmonella Incidence Response Plan (SIRP) collates all information in a single document and provides a structured and coherent response framework to be followed when a farm had been implicated in a foodborne outbreak.

Through-Chain Salmonella Risk Identification

18 April 2016 K. A. Hewson and R. Chia AECL 1st Jul 2014 - 18th Apr 2016

Effective response and management of salmonella challenges in the egg industry developed to defend the egg category, increase the strength of the egg brand and facilitate access to new markets.

Virulence of layer farm or egg associated Salmonella isolates

31 July 2015 K. K. Chousalkar and A. R. McWhorter University of Adelaide 2nd Oct 2012 - 31st Jul 2015

Improved understanding of the public health significance of Salmonella serovars and extent of invasiveness and virulence.

The Culinary Uses of Eggs

1 July 2015 D. O'Dea and K. Hewson Jul 2015

Effective response and management of salmonella challenges in the egg industry developed to defend the egg category, increase the strength of the egg brand and facilitate access to new markets.

Immunological Changes when Egg Allergic Kids Eat Baked Egg

15 June 2015 M.J. Netting & I. Penttila Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute 1st Jul 2012 - 28th Feb 2015

In this clinical intervention trial the aim was to determine whether raw egg allergy is outgrown earlier in children who regularly consume products containing baked egg compared with the standard treatment of an egg free diet.

Tolerance in raw egg allergy on consumption of cooked egg

1 February 2013 K.J. Allen Murdoch Childrens Research Institute 1st Jul 2009 - 1st Feb 2013

Decreased prevalence of allergic sensitivity in infants through factual communication of scientific research findings.

Salmonella control in layer chickens

1 July 2012 P. Groves The Poultry Research Foundation, University of Sydney 1st Jul 2009 - 1st Jul 2012

Confidence in the ability to reduce any presence of Salmonella on shell eggs by the use of vaccine technology determined.

How and when to introduce eggs to avoid egg allergies

1 February 2012 D. Palmer, T. Sullivan and M. Makrides The University of Adelaide 1st Jan 2010 - 1st Feb 2012

Optimal timing to introduce eggs into infant diets known thereby allaying fears of including eggs in infant diets

Food-borne pathogens and animal botulism issues surrounding the on-farm composting of layer chicken

29 February 2008 N. Chinivasagam and G. Runge Queensland Department of Primary Industries Feb 2008

An Egg: Salmonella Quantitative Risk Assessment Model

1 March 2006 C. Thomas, B. Daughtry, D. Padula, D. Jordan, G. Arzey, K. Davey, G. Holds, J. Slade, A. Pointon The University of Adelaide 1st Jul 2004 - 1st Mar 2006

A quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella contamination of eggs in
Australia, through the development of a tool to predict how changes in industry practices
may impact on the occurrence of Salmonellosis in humans.

National Food Safety Risk Profile of Eggs and Egg Products

1 July 2005 B. Daughtry, J. Sumner, G. Hooper, C. Thomas, T. Grimes, R. Horn, A. Moses, A. Pointon SARDI 1st Jul 2003 - 1st Jul 2005

This report set out to identify the following; hazards that enter any point of the food chain for eggs and egg products, potential management strategies for the identified high risk hazards, and product/pathogen combinations in which further risk analysis might be required by risk managers.

Egg and Egg Shell Quality in the Australian Egg Industry

1 July 2002 J. R. Roberts RIRDC Jul 2002

This project produced a booklet that provides guidelines on egg internal quality and egg shell quality for the Australian Egg Industry.Until the production of the booklet arising from this project, there has been no common standard against which producers and other industry personnel could compare egg quality.

Food Safety Risk Management in Different Egg Production Systems

1 October 2001 R.C. Dawson, J.M. Cox, A. Almond, and A. Moses University of New South Wales Oct 2001

Eggs as a source of essential Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) - In the diets of weaning infants

1 June 1998 R.A. Gibson, M. Makrides & J.S. Hawkes Flinders Medical Centre Jun 1998

This project provided a unique, systematic study of the nutritional value of including egg yolk in the weaning diet of breast and formula fed infants in order to address current nutritional issues pertinent to all infants.

Distribution and expression of the 14 kDa fimbrial gene among Salmonella Enteritidis isolates and po

1 January 1994 C.J. Thomas University of Adelaide 1st Jan 1993 - 1st Jan 1994

This 12-month study (1993-1994) aimed to capitalise on prior observations and develop a novel strategy for rapid identification of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in egg and egg products based on detection of DNA sequences encoding SEF14.