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USDA’s Salmonella standards for raw ground beef may change in 2020

By Ilana Korchia on January 9, 2020

A performance standard is a metric that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service uses to evaluate the potential presence of pathogens on FSIS-regulated products, including meat and poultry. The Salmonella performance standards apply to an…
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Salmonella and campylobacter performance standards a ‘good idea’ but . . .

By Carl Custer on April 26, 2019
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Not all Salmonella are alike. Camplyobacter likely similar.

Preharvest economic incentives haven’t eliminated STEC but imagine what the data would be like if there were none. Leafy greens anyone? Scandinavia has accomplished a lot…
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Food Safety Regulatory Forecast for 2016

By Lydia Zuraw on January 1, 2016

calendar2016_406x250It’s impossible to say what will be the big food safety story of 2016. The ultimate unpredictable is what foodborne outbreaks will dominate the headlines and how they may impact policy decisions. But we’ve done…
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Senators Want USDA to Finalize Poultry Pathogen Standards

By News Desk on June 5, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-raw-chicken-drumsticks-close-up-image45080472Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to finalize USDA’s Salmonella and Campylobacter performance standards as soon as possible. In January, USDA’s Food Safety and…
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FSIS Releases New Salmonella, Campylobacter Performance Standards for Poultry

By Lydia Zuraw on January 22, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that its new pathogen performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground poultry and chicken parts will prevent about 50,000 illnesses each year. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s…
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New FSIS Salmonella Performance Standards for Beef and Poultry Expected

By News Desk on September 17, 2014

A top official with USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service (FSIS) told a meat industry conference that ended Sunday in Charleston, SC, to expect new performance standards for Salmonella. Rachel Edelstein, acting assistant administrator of…
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USDA Email Reveals Poultry Industry Plans to Monitor Pathogens

By James Andrews on January 22, 2014

U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors should not interfere with poultry industry efforts to collect chicken samples from processing facilities for a program intended to set pathogen reduction goals, according to an internal email from an…
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