The USDA withdrew its proposal aimed at reducing Salmonella in raw poultry. The Trump administration is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal, arguing the new rule would have imposed “significant financial and operational burdens on American businesses and consumers. The regulatory would have determined Salmonella as an adulterant in a raw chicken product (specifically, raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, comminuted chicken, and comminuted turkey) if it contained levels of the pathogen exceeding 10 colony forming units (CFU) per milliliter (mL) or gram (g), or if a serotype of concern (S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, S. I 4,[5],12:i:-, S. Hadar, S. Typhimurium, or S. Muenchen) was detected at any level. If the final product standards had been adopted, they would have been reevaluated every 3–5 years or in light of new evidence. The proposed rule would have created new safety standards in an effort to prevent the sale of raw chicken and chicken parts contaminated with certain levels or types of Salmonella. It would have also overhauled safety procedures and testing for poultry slaughterhouses to prevent Salmonella contamination. The Meat Institute, a trade group representing meat and poultry processors, appealed to President Trump to withdraw the proposal and put forward a different one, describing it as among the “costly and burdensome” steps taken by the Biden administration. The Department of Agriculture, which oversees the meat and poultry industry, said the proposed rule did not address the pathogen effectively. The USDA said that the decision was made in light of public comments on the proposed rule, which it said required more consideration, and that it would evaluate whether an update to standards was warranted. @ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/usda-withdrawing-proposal-sought-reduce-salmonella-poultry-rcna202839
