{"topic_id":"RASFF_petfood_salmonella","category":"rasff","context":"---\ntopic_id: RASFF_petfood_salmonella\ncategory: rasff\ntitle: Salmonella dominates pet food hazards in RASFF 2019–2026 (99/255, 38.8%)\nlang: en\nsource: rasff-petfood-20260719.json\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-19\ntokens_estimated: 380\n---\n\nSalmonella is by far the leading hazard in RASFF pet food notifications:\n**99 of 255 records (38.8%)** mention Salmonella in the `subject` field\n(e.g. \"Salmonella Enteritidis in raw petfood from Czech Republic\",\n\"Salmonella spp. in dog chews from Turkey\"). Salmonella appears in\nnotifications across every classification and every year since 2019,\npeaking at **21 cases in 2023** out of that year's 36 total (58.3%).\n\nThe runner-up hazard is Enterobacteriaceae at 37 records (14.5%), then\n\"additive\" (used for unauthorized additives or composition issues) at 20\nrecords (7.8%). Specific Salmonella serovars most frequently named:\nSalmonella spp. (broad, no serovar) and Salmonella Enteritidis are the\nmost common subjects; the `subject` text is the only hazard indicator\nbecause the dataset does not include a separate `hazards` array — all\nhazard inferences must be done by substring matching on `subject`.\n\nSource: `rasff-petfood-20260719.json` 255 records → substring count on\n`subject` field for case-insensitive \"salmonella\".\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":380,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}