USDA Pulls Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry

The Trump Administration Is Rolling Back A Biden-Ara proposal that would have REQUARRE POULTRY COMPANIES TO LIMIT Salmonella Bacteria in Their Products to Prevent Food Poisoning.

After Receiving What the Agriculture Department Said Were 7.000 Comments About the Proposed Rule – From Stakeholders That Included The Poultry and Meat Industry, Members of Congress, and a Risk Assessment Firm – The usda with the Plan “To Further Assess Iti Approach for Address Salmonella Illness Associated. With Poultry Product. ”

The Biden Administration Effort Had Aimed To Reduce Salmonella Illnesses by 25 Percent, for Federal Register Notice, by Requiring Poultry Companies Selling Chicken OR Tartkey Products to Keep Levels of Salmonella Bacteria Under a Certain Threshold and Test for Six Dancero Salmonella Strains. If the ThresHold was exceeded or Any of the strains were identified, The Poultry Product would be pulled and subject to recall.

Every Year, There are over 1.3 Million Salmonella Infections in the United States, The Notice State, Adding That Rate Had Not Changed in the Past Two Decades.

ON FRIDAY, FOOD OFFICIALS Claimed that the Proposed Plan would imposed an “Overwhelming burden” on small poultry producers and processors and said the usda would “Evaluate When it Should Update” Current Salmonella Regulations.

President Donald Trump's Inaugural Committee Received a Record Amount of Cash, with a significant bearer coming from Pilgrim's Pride. The Poultry Company was the Largest Donor to Trump's Inaugural Committee, Donating $ 5 Million. Two of the Company's Executives – CEO Fabio Sandri and Kendra Waldbusser, The Company's Head of Food Safety and Quality Assurance – serves Alongside Many Other Execs on the Board of the National Chicken Council, A Lobbying Group That Called On the USDA TO RESCIND THE PROPOSED PLAN AND “Consider alternative approaches for addressing salmonella in Raw Poultry Products.” The Company Agreed Last Year to Pay A $ 100 Million Antitrust Settlement for Scheming With Other Food Companies to Keep Chicken Farmers Underpaid.