The U.S. Department of Agriculture is clamping down on salmonella bacteria found in breaded, stuffed raw chicken products, with the agency issuing a final rule on the issue Friday.
an “adulterant” if the amount of it in a product exceeds a very low level. That's similar to what the agency did in 1994 when it declaredAbout 1.4 million people are infected with salmonella every year in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and outbreaks and approximately 200 illnesses associated with these products.
The products may also be stuffed with raw vegetables, butter, cheese or meat, and these ingredients may cook at different rates than chicken. Salmonella infections cost about $4.1 billion each year in the United States, with loss of productivity estimated at $88 million, the USDA said. Inspectors would sample and test the chicken in these products prior to stuffing and breading. If the chicken does not meet this standard, that lot could not be used to produce the final breaded items. Instead, it would need to be used in other ways besides these stuffed and breaded foods.
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