The National Chicken Council (NCC) provided details about its response to the proposed rule to reduce Salmonella in raw poultry products.
After reviewing the proposed rule by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), NCC felt it would be unnecessary, raise costs for producers and consumers and lead to an “extraordinary amount of food waste with no impact on public health.”
“NCC and our member companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars and have worked for decades to develop and refine best practices to reduce Salmonella and protect public health,” said Gary Kushner, interim president of NCC.
The NCC cited data from the FSIS showing that 97% of whole birds and 93% of chicken parts tested negative for Salmonella at a plant over the last year.