Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Liverpool (antigenic formula 1,3,19:d:e,n,z15) is a serovar of the O:1,3,19 (E4) serogroup. A dog food plant in Missouri tested positive for S. Liverpool. This serovar was also recovered from poultry processing equipment after completion of sanitization procedures.
Animal reservoir: Unknown
Geographical distribution: Serovar Liverpool has been .
Human outbreaks: No recent human outbreaks have been associated with S. Liverpool.
Border Rejections:
Year | Exporting country | Importing country | Associated source | Product category |
| 2024 | Denmark | Norway | Fish meal1 | Feed materials |
| 2023 | Spain | Italy | Processed animal proteins (SOA cat.3) | Feed materials |
| 2022 | China | Sweden | Crayfish (Procambarus clarckii) | Crustaceans and products thereof |
| 2021 | Uganda | Germany | Sesame seeds | Nuts, nut products and seeds |
1 Salmonella Liverpool and Salmonella Agona were both found.
Recalls:
| Year | Location | Recalled food | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lithuania | Frozen chicken breast from Ukraine via Denmark1 | Poultry meat and poultry meat products |
1 Salmonella Senftenberg and Salmonella Liverpool were found.
Relevant links:
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/683485
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/636000
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/565571
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/461211
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/718210
- https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-07-21/details.html
- https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/e-coli/news-scan-salmonellosis-live-chicks-response-2011-euro-e-coli-crisis-salmonella-dog-food
- https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Jul/30/4-FDA-Investigates-Salmonella-Outbreak_Foodservice
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617121000581
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303540