Salmonella interventions are working, consumer confidence in chicken products is growing and consumption continues to ...

For instance, last week, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that they would declare Salmonella an adulterant in some raw chicken products, thus making those products illegal to ...

To address ongoing concerns, last year, the USDA proposed a rule to make poultry safer. It would have classified some salmonella-contaminated poultry as “adulterated,” which could have forced recalls ...

“The proposed Salmonella serotypes of public health significance identified for raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, and comminuted chicken are Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and I,4, [5],12:I:- and ...

Salmonella is a bacterium that settles in human and animal intestinal tracts. It spreads through touch, which is a critical part of owning chickens and picking out their eggs.

Since 1998, breaded and stuffed raw chicken products have been associated with 14 salmonella outbreaks and approximately 200 illnesses, the USDA said in a statement.

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture ...

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture ...

Raw poultry is one of the main causes of Salmonella poisoning, which affects thousands of people in the U.S. every year. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that a ...

January 30, 2024 update: Yesterday, the FSIS announced proposed rules that would create enforceable final product standards for salmonella in chicken. If finalized, the rules would—for the first ...

If Salmonella Infantis was included, 79% of outbreak-associated illnesses would be covered, CPSI said, citing USDA estimates. Salmonella Infantis is also often antibiotic resistant.

The rule, would make it illegal to sell chicken, chicken parts or ground chicken and turkey if it is found to be contaminated with certain types of Salmonella. It is to be applied by the USDA’s ...