USDA Withdraws Proposed Rule to Limit Salmonella in Raw Poultry

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The withdrawn rule was intended to reduce an estimated 125,000 salmonella infections from chicken and 43,000 from turkey each year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday that it is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have required poultry companies to limit the presence of salmonella bacteria in their products, ending an effort by the past Biden administration to reduce foodborne illnesses linked to contaminated meat.

The USDAโ€™s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the decision follows the review of more than 7,000 public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule, which was published in August 2024.

The department stated it will โ€œevaluate whether it should updateโ€ current salmonella regulations, according to a Thursday notice from FSIS, which is pending publication in the Federal Register.

The withdrawn rule would have required poultry companies to keep salmonella bacteria below a specific threshold and test for six strains most associated with it, with three found in turkey and three in chicken. Any products exceeding the standard or containing any of those strains would have been forbidden from sale and subject to recall.

The proposal was intended to reduce an estimated 125,000 salmonella infections from chicken and 43,000 from turkey each year, according to USDA data. Salmonella is responsible for approximately 1.35 million illnesses and 420 deaths annually in the United States, most of which are linked to food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FSIS explained that the proposed framework targeted raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, comminuted chicken, and comminuted turkey products contaminated with certain salmonella levels and serotypes, which would have been classified as adulterated under the Poultry Products Inspection Act, according to the agencyโ€™s April 24 notice. The agency also proposed stricter monitoring, sampling, and recordkeeping requirements for poultry processors, according to the same notice.

The agency said it received 7,089 comments on the proposal, including feedback from industry trade associations, small and large poultry processors, consumer advocacy groups, academics, and state officials.

Decision to Withdraw

Key issues raised included questions about FSISโ€™s legal authority, the scientific basis for the proposed standards, economic impacts, and the potential burden on small producers, according to the FSIS notice.

โ€œWhile FSIS continues to support the goal of reducing Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products, the Agency believes that the comments have raised several important issues that warrant further consideration,โ€ FSIS stated in its withdrawal notice.

Byย Rudy Blalock

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