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

2024DenmarkNorwayFish meal1Feed materials
2023SpainItalyProcessed animal proteins (SOA cat.3)Feed materials
2022ChinaSwedenCrayfish (Procambarus clarckii)Crustaceans and products thereof
2021UgandaGermanySesame seedsNuts, nut products and seeds

1 Salmonella Liverpool and Salmonella Agona were both found. 

Recalls: 

YearLocationRecalled foodType
2024LithuaniaFrozen chicken breast from Ukraine via Denmark1Poultry meat and poultry meat products

1 Salmonella Senftenberg and Salmonella Liverpool were found. 

Relevant links:

  1. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/683485
  2. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/636000
  3. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/565571
  4. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/461211
  5. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/718210


  1. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-07-21/details.html
  2. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/e-coli/news-scan-salmonellosis-live-chicks-response-2011-euro-e-coli-crisis-salmonella-dog-food
  3. https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Jul/30/4-FDA-Investigates-Salmonella-Outbreak_Foodservice
  4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617121000581
  5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303540