Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chains in Norway

By:
Siamak Yazdankhah, Danica Grahek-Ogden, Brit Hjeltnes, Solveig Langsrud, Jørgen Lassen, Madelaine Norström, Marianne Sunde, Karl Eckner, Georg Kapperud, Judith Narvhus, Truls Nesbakken, Lucy Robertson, Jan Thomas Rosnes, Olaug Taran Skjerdal, Eystein Skje
Date:
2024
Resource type:
Blogs/news/opinion
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Summary: This report, commissioned by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, examines antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Norway's food chains across animal and plant products. Findings suggest poultry products are the main reservoirs of AMR, particularly for ESBL/AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae and quinolone-resistant E. coli, with non-negligible risks to human exposure. Other food chains, including cattle, dairy, and seafood, present negligible risk. The report calls for improved data on AMR transmission pathways to strengthen assessments of AMR spread within food chains.