The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced it is mobilizing a stronger, more comprehensive effort to reduceSalmonellaillnesses associated with poultry products. The agency is initiating several key activities to gather the data and information necessary to support future action and move closer to the national target of a 25% reduction inSalmonellaillnesses.
美国农业部打算寻求利益相关者对特定的反馈Salmonellacontrol and measurement strategies, including pilot projects, in poultry slaughter and processing establishments. A key component of this approach is encouraging pre-harvest controls to reduceSalmonellacontamination coming into the slaughterhouse. The data generated from these pilots will be used to determine if a different approach could result in a reduction ofSalmonellaillness in consumers.
The effort will leverage the USDA’s strong research capabilities and strengthen FSIS’s partnership with the Research, Education and Economics (REE) mission area to address data gaps and develop new laboratory methods to guide futureSalmonella政策。独立联邦咨询委员会食品微生物学标准国家咨询委员会将被要求建议FSI如何建立最新科学以改善其方法Salmonellacontrol.
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Since it is not just the presence or absence ofSalmonella, but the quantity of bacteria that can impact the likelihood of illness, FSIS will examine how quantification can be incorporated into this approach. Moreover, with emerging science suggesting that not allSalmonella同样可能引起人类疾病，FSI将专注于Salmonellaserotypes and the virulence factors that pose the greatest public health risk.
Moving forward, this initiative will require collaboration and ongoing dialogue with stakeholders—industry, consumer groups, and researchers alike. The USDA looks forward to working closely with stakeholders on informing and implementing key activities of this framework in the near future.
