Salmonellosis is an important cause of foodborne human gastroenteritis in most European
countries, and pork contributes significantly to the disease burden caused by Salmonella
infections. A traditional, and very popular, pork product in Denmark is fried meatballs.
Danish meatballs are typically made with ground pork as the main ingredient. They are
consumed as a component in hot meals but are also widely used as filling in cold
sandwiches. Because of their popularity, pork meatballs are often part of the product range …

This research project was carried out at the Microbial Food Safety Group from the Division of
Food Microbiology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark in collaboration
with seven co-authors. The project was conducted from November 2007 until June 2012. An
external research stay of three weeks at the Food Science Department, Rutgers University,
New Jersey, USA was included. This project was financed by the Technical University of
Denmark through the FoodDTU programme.