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The risks associated with the importation of chilled or frozen meat and meat products derived from turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo gallopava) have been examined.
From an initial list of 111 organisms/groups of organisms possibly associated with turkeys, a preliminary hazard list identified 40 organisms/groups of organisms that required further consideration. Of these, 15 were identified to be hazards in imported whole turkey carcases and 7 of these were identified to be hazards in imports limited to turkey meat. The greater number of hazards associated with entire turkey carcases reflects the likely inefficiencies associated with eviscerators and lung removal machinery used during automated processing of commercial turkeys.
Following a risk assessment for each of these hazards, options to manage the following risks in turkey meat have been presented: Newcastle disease virus, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, and Salmonella arizonae. For imported entire carcases, risk management measures have also been presented for avian paramyxovirus-2 and -3, turkey coronavirus, and the aetiologic agent of turkey viral hepatitis.
