USDA Salmonella Grand Challenge Brings Together Diverse Group of Experts to Develop Mitigation Tools Through Collaboration
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA’s ARS) has launched the Salmonella Grand Challenge—a new, nationwide initiative that brings together a group of expert scientists from different specialties to fight salmonellosis. The scientists will integrate their research to learn more about Salmonella risks to meat and poultry products, which will then inform the development of monitoring tools for meat and poultry producers to prevent Salmonella contamination.
The ARS-led Salmonella Grand Challenge team comprises 18 ARS scientists, representing eight fields of expertise and six national program areas, who are currently working on 12 projects at eight ARS research laboratories across the country. Research partners include five USDA agencies and 22 stakeholders that span all relevant commodities and scales of operation.