Abstract:The food safety risks caused by food-borne pathogens are severe in developed and developing countries. Poultry is susceptible to contamination with Campylobacter during breeding, slaughtering, and consumption, which may lead to food-borne illness in consumers. Attention should thus be paid to the food safety of poultry products. With the gradual development of a close trade relationship between China and the European Union (EU) and the EU opening quotas for Chinese poultry products, strengthening the safety of the poultry supply chain necessitates safety evaluations of poultry products to ensure safe consumption of domestic and foreign poultry products while maintaining robust trade between China and the EU. This paper systematically compared differences between China and the EU in contamination assessment, prediction models, and risk assessment analysis methods relevant to the contamination of poultry with Campylobacter and summarized existing problems in risk assessment for Campylobacter in poultry. Future development prospects of China and the EU in the field of food safety risk assessment are presented, providing a reference for better microbial risk assessment.
