USDA Announces New Comprehensive Efforts to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has revealed that it will be mounting a stronger and more comprehensive effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. USDA is starting several key activities to gather information and data necessary to support future action, with the goal of moving closer to the national target of a 25 percent reduction in Salmonella illnesses.
Chicago-based STOP Foodborne Illness, the national public health nonprofit, was instrumental in driving the agency’s action and developing a coalition of organizations and advocates that petitioned the government to take action.