USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was petitioned by Marler Clark LLP on behalf of several individuals and consumer advocacy organizations to declare Salmonella serotypes as adulterants under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act.
The serotypes listed in the petition have been associated with human illness outbreaks and product recalls.
FSIS is currently seeking comments on the petition.
Comments may be submitted at regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID FSIS-2020-000 or by mail to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Mailstop 3782, Room 6065, Washington, D.C. 20250-3700. All comments must include the agency name and Docket ID.
The commenting period ends March 23.
