Congresswomen DeLauro, Slaughter Call for Shutdown of All Foster Farms Plants
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) today issued a call for all Foster Farms poultry processing facilities to be shuttered until a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 600 people in 29 states is stopped. The Representatives also introduced legislation that would strengthen the ability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to recall meat, poultry, and egg products by clarifying the term "adulterated."
As Food Safety Magazinereported earlier today, USDA announced late last Thursday night that Foster Farms had issued a voluntary recall for its chicken products. This was the first recall Foster Farms has issued related to this outbreak, which has been going on for more than a year.