Journal:A quality assurance discrimination tool for the evaluation of satellite laboratory practice excellence in the context of European regulatory meat inspection for Trichinella spp.
| Full article title | A quality assurance discrimination tool for the evaluation of satellite laboratory practice excellence in the context of European regulatory meat inspection for Trichinella spp. |
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| Journal | Foods |
| Author(s) | Villegas-Pérez, José; Navas-González, Francisco J.; Serrano, Salud; García-Viejo, Fernando; Buffoni, Leandro |
| Author affiliation(s) | University of Cordoba, Junta de Andalucia |
| Primary contact | fjnavas at uco dot es |
| Year published | 2023 |
| Volume and issue | 12(22) |
| Article # | 4186 |
| DOI | 10.3390/foods12224186 |
| ISSN | 2304-8158 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Website | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/22/4186 |
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Abstract
Trichinellosis is a parasitic foodborne zoonotic disease transmitted by ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing the first larval stage (L1) of the nematode. To ensure the quality and safety of food intended for human consumption, meat inspection for detection of Trichinella spp. larvae is a mandatory procedure per European Union (E.U.) regulations. The implementation of quality assurance (QA) practices in laboratories that are responsible for Trichinella spp. detection is essential given that the detection of this parasite is still a pivotal threat to public health, and it is included in list A of Annex I, Directive 2003/99/EC, which determines the agents to be monitored on a mandatory basis.
A quality management system (QMS) was applied to slaughterhouses and game handling establishments conducting Trichinella spp. testing without official accreditation but under the supervision of the relevant authority. This study aims to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of implementing the QMS in slaughterhouses and game handling establishments involved in Trichinella testing in southern Spain. Canonical discriminant analyses (CDAs) were performed to design a tool enabling the classification of satellite laboratories (SLs) while determining whether linear combinations of measures of QA-related traits describe within- and between-SL clustering patterns. The participation of two or more auditors improves the homogeneity of the results deriving from audits. However, when training expertise ensures that such levels of inter-/intralaboratory homogeneity are reached, auditors can perform single audits and act as potential trainers for other auditors. Additionally, technical procedure issues were the primary risk factors identified during audits, which suggests that they should be considered a critical control point (CCP) (for purposes of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point [HACCP] evaluations) within the QMS.
Keywords: trichinellosis, Trichinella, laboratories, food safety, quality management system, canonical discriminant analysis
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