Salmonella

Notices, Directives and Policy Memos

FSIS Directive 5020.1: Verification of Salmonella Initiative Program

FSIS Notice 31-11: New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chilled Carcasses at Young Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Establishments

FSIS Notice 28-10 Nationwide Market Hogs Microbiological Baseline Data Collection Program--Update

FSIS Notice 08-10 Nationwide Raw Chicken Parts Microbiological Baseline Data Collection Program


Comments

Salmonella Verification Sampling Program: Response to Comments on New Agency Policies and Clarification of Timeline for the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP) (Docket No. FSIS-2008-0008) September 2011

Correspondence

AMI Letter to USDA on Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Salmonella Program, February 25, 2008

AMI Letter, Docket No. FSIS–2006–0034; “Salmonella Verification Sampling Program: Response to Comments and New Agency Policies”  73 Fed. Reg. 4767 (January 28, 2008), Request for Extension, February 25, 2008

Government Documents

 

USDA New Performances Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Young Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Establishments, May 2010

Healthy People Objectives for 2020

Risk Assessment of the Impact of Lethality Standards on Salmonellosis from RTE Meat and Poultry Products, March 3, 2005 

Decisionalysis Risk Consultants, Inc. and Risk Assessment Division, FSIS



Press Releases/News Stories
2008 CDC Foodborne Outbreak Data Now Available; Total Outbreaks Decline By 10 Percent from 2007 to 2008, September 8, 2011 

FSIS Issues Notice on Changes to Salmonella Initiative Program, July 13, 2011

FSIS Announces New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chilled Carcasses, July 6, 2011 

New CDC Data Estimates That Significantly Fewer Foodborne Illnesses Occur Annually Than Previously Thought, December 15, 2010

National Academies Report Finds No Scientific Basis for More Stringent Testing of Ground Beef Served in School Lunch Programs, December 9, 2010

National Health Objectives for 2020 Released, December 3, 2010

FSIS Reissues Notice on 'For Cause' FSAs in Response to RTE Results, October 14, 2010

AMI: Meat and Poultry Industry Has Variety of Metrics to Measure Food Safety, July 22, 2010

FSIS Issues Notice on Raw Product Excluded from Salmonella Testing, October 28, 2009

FSIS Issues Notices on Beef Trim Testing and on Exclusions from Salmonella Testing, September 30, 2008

AMI Requests Extension of Comment Period of Salmonella Notice, February 27, 2008

FSIS Seeks Comments on Salmonella Programs and Activities, January 29, 2008


Links
CDC - FoodNet - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network

Incidence of Foodborne Illness, 1996-2009: Salmonella