Lawmakers Demand More Transparency When Meat Plants Are Linked to Foodborne Outbreaks
Last week, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) penned a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting more transparency when it comes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS)’s collection of microbiological testing data from slaughterhouses and meat and poultry processing establishments.
The letter was prompted by a current outbreak of Salmonella Dublin that’s been linked to ground beef. That outbreak has been identified in 6 states, sickening 10 people (8 of whom had to be hospitalized) and claiming at least one life.