Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 67-75

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594010067

Assessment of the Cronobacter sakazakii risk in reconstituted infant formula

Šárka Bursová1, Danka Haruštiaková2,3, Lenka Necidová1, Iveta Vaňková1, Veronika Čurečková1, Matej Tkáč1, Kateřina Stojanová1, Radka Hulánková1, Jozef Golian4

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Origin Food & Gastronomic Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Brno, Czech Republic
3Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Brno, Czech Republic
4Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Received October 24, 2024
Accepted November 12, 2024

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