USDA Urged to Better Protect Consumers from Salmonella, Campylobacter in Poultry
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce, with an aim to ultimately eliminate,
Salmonella types of greatest public health concern while continuing to target reductions in
Salmonella and
Campylobacter overall. The petition also asks the agency to require slaughterhouses to control risks in their supply chains, following best practices for food safety from farm to fork. The groups say the changes are needed in order to achieve public health goals for the coming decade.
Salmonella and
Campylobacter in the US.
The petition is calling for stricter regulation of the US meat industry, including better monitoring and live vaccinations
Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce
Salmonella and Campylobacter cases in the country.
The petition also asks the agency to require slaughterhouses to control risks in their supply chains, following best practices for food safety from farm to fork. The groups say the changes are needed in order to achieve public health goals for the coming decade.
In a regulatory petition filed today with USDA, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), as well as David Clubb, Amanda Craten, Diana Goodpasture, Mary Graba, and Melissa Lee – individual victims of foodborne illness – are urging the agency’s F