FAO and WHO initiated a risk assessment on Campylobacter spp. in
broiler chickens in 2001. An ad hoc expert drafting group was
established to examine the available relevant information and
undertake the risk assessment. Their work has been reviewed and
guided by two expert consultations. Also in the course of the
work, updates and interim replies to their questions posed have
been provided to the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) and
the Codex Committee on Meat Products (CCMP). The final risk
assessment summary and report are available here: This report is
the output of an Expert Consultation on The Global View of
Campylobacteriosis which was convened in Utrecht, Netherlands on
9–11 July 2012 by WHO in collaboration with FAO and OIE.
Campylobacter is one of the most frequently occurring bacterial
agents of gastroenteritis. The true incidence of gastroenteritis
due to Campylobacter spp. is poorly known, particularly in low
and middle income countries; studies in high-income countries
have estimated the an