• Detection of Salmonella in/on tomatoes

EC DG SANTE requested the EURL-Salmonella in September 2024 to collect information on the detection of Salmonella in/on tomatoes. After consulting the NRLs-Salmonella network, international experts and literature, the results are summarized in the following document:

• Sampling whole melons to check for the presence of Salmonella

In 2012 a request was received from EC DG SANTE to give advice on the best way to sample whole melons to check for Salmonella. After consulting experts and literature the following document was drafted:

• Detection of Salmonella in shellfish

Background information on the detection of Salmonella in live bivalve molluscs (LBM), and especially on the transport and handling of the samples is given in the document as shown by this link:

• Detection of Salmonella in spent irrigation water

Information on the detection of Salmonella in spent irrigation water (when replacing the sampling and testing of sprouts), and especially on the pre-treatment of the water samples is given in the document as shown by this link: