Consumer Reports is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to more stringently enforce Salmonella contamination after an investigation by the group revealed the prevalence of Salmonella in chicken products at retail. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) announced its decision to suspend its Salmonella sampling program for Siluriformes fish (catfish).

A study that observed non-typhoidal Salmonella in Vietnamese retail pork found high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), multi-drug resistance, and resistance to the antibiotic colistin.

A Michigan State University-led research team has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a rapid biosensor test for foodborne pathogens, with a focus on Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry.

Kansas State University and Cargill have joined forces to identify an effective pre-harvest, pre-grind sampling strategy for predicting Salmonella contamination in turkey flocks that are raised for ground meat.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) have announced a call for experts on the control of Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry meat to participate in the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment.