The not ready-to-eat breaded, stuffed chicken products that are the target of new USDA regulations to declare Salmonella as an adulterant have often been the source of Salmonella outbreaks.
According to a new study, from
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreaks study finds adulterant declaration might help prevent illnesses due to certain chicken products
The chicken industry, represented by the Washington D.C.-based National Chicken Council, is letting the world know it has “grave concerns” about USDA’s plans to declare Salmonella an adulterant in frozen, raw, breaded stuffed poultry products.
Continue Reading The chicken industry has ‘grave concerns’ about the new USDA Salmonella regulation
USDA today took another step to make the products it regulates safer by banning some poultry products from being contaminated with a pathogen that causes foodborne illness in people. Since May 2022, it’s been known
Continue Reading USDA proposes declaring Salmonella an adulterant In breaded, stuffed raw chicken
If Salmonella is deemed an adulterant – at least those that sicken and kill us – the sky will not fall – history as a guide.
On Jan. 19, 2020, we filed a petition with
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Hey Chicken Little, the sky will not fall if Salmonella is deemed an adulterant
Frequently, APHA vs Butz (1974) is cited as a reason that Salmonella cannot be declared an adulterant. That decision was based in part on an unsubstantiated political opinion contrary to previous, contemporary, and following
Continue Reading The Fallacy of APHA vs Butz on the Salmonella situation
In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and question whether the lack of
Continue Reading USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A profile in the lack of courage
Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant
By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your family – especially children and
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it
Seventeen people are infected with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- in an outbreak across four states. Eight people have been hospitalized. One person in New York has died. Raw chicken is implicated.
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Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has once again proposed a law that would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) the ability that it does not believe it already has
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: A Reasonable Proposal for Safer Meat
