Incidence of foodborne pathogens on European fish

Fresh fish from France, Great Britain and Portugal were examined for the pa thogens Aeromonas hydrophila, Clostridium botulinum, Listeria monocytogenes , Salmonella spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Yersinia enterocolitica, whi lst fish from Greece were examined for A. hydrophila, CI, botulinum and V. parahaemolyticus only. CI. botulinum? and Salmonella spp. were not detected from any of the samples examined. L. monocytogenes was detected from trout and Y. enterocolitica from both salmon and trout in Great Britain but neit her were detected in samples from France or Portugal. A. enterocolitica was detected from all sites, with an overall incidence of 40%, whilst V. parah aemolyticus was detected in samples from Portugal (35%) and Greece (14%) bu t not in those from Great Britain or France. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.