Salmonella is, at present, the main food-borne zoonotic agent in Spain and in the European Union. Consequently, it deserves a separate chapter and specific surveillance and control legislation: Regulation (EC) Nº 2160/2003, of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

- Food chain

Publications:

- Salmonella in food products

- Report of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency Scientific Committee in relation to a request made by the Executive Director of the Agency on the establishment of microbiological criteria for Salmonella in eggs intended for direct consumption

- Food Safety - Eggs and Egg Products

- Zoonosis Monitoring

- AESAN Scientific Committee Journal No. 6

- AESAN Scientific Committee Journal No. 7

- Aesa News Bulletin Nº 5

- Aesa News Bulletin Nº 7

Press releases:

- AESAN advises extreme caution in preserving and cooking food during the summer

- The Spanish Food Safety Agency (AESA) has warned of a batch of pre-cooked grilled chicken allegedly contaminated with salmonella

- The Health and Agriculture Departments are implementing a Salmonella Control Programme for Eggs and Egg Products