USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

Trump Admin Scraps Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry

The Trump admin is rolling back a proposal that would have required poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria to prevent food poisoning.

USDA rolls back plans to limit salmonella levels in raw chicken, turkey

The agency said the Biden-era proposal would have been a burden on businesses. Food-safety experts criticized the decision as an unwillingness to protect the public.

USDA pulls rule to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Thursday it is withdrawing a Biden-era proposed rule that would limit salmonella levels in raw poultry.  The rule would have required corporations to test contamination levels in chicken and poultry infected with strains tied to the meat-borne disease. If poultry plants reported significant bacteria detected, the stock…

USDA withdraws plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.

USDA Withdraws Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry

“The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat,” the AP reports. “The rule would have required poultry companies to keep levels of salmonella bacteria under a certain threshold and test for the presence of six strains most associated with illness, including three found in turkey and three in chick…

USDA withdraws a Biden-era effort to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The United States Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a rule proposed to help prevent salmonella poisoning from contaminated poultry.