The USDA / FSIS released a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level of Salmonella contamination. The CDC estimates that Salmonella causes approximately 1.35 million human infections and 26,500 hospitalizations yearly. Of those infections, over 23% are attributed to poultry consumption. Under this proposal, FSIS would consider any breaded stuffed raw chicken products that include a chicken component that tested positive for Salmonella at 1 CFU per gram before stuffing and breading to be adulterated. FSIS also proposes to carry out verification procedures, including sampling and testing the chicken component of breaded stuffed raw chicken products before stuffing and breading, to ensure producing establishments control Salmonella in these products. @ https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/04/25/usda-proposes-declaring-salmonella-adulterant-breaded-stuffed-raw
