UK: Rising levels of salmonella in raw meat-based pet food causes concern

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Rising levels of salmonella in raw meat-based pet food is posing a potentially serious risk to both animals and humans.

Latest figures released by the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) show an increase in Salmonella reports from 295 in 2021 to 406 instances last year. Overall, 123 isolations of regulated serovars were recorded in 2022 – up from 71 the previous year. The most common found wee Salmonella Indiana, Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Derby.

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