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The intestinal health of poultry has broad implications for animal welfare, food safety, and environmental impact, as well as for production efficiency

A petition to declare Salmonella an adulterant in meat and poultry products has been filed. The effects could change the meat and poultry industry forever.

How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the safety of the U.S. meat and poultry supply, and the safety of the thousands of workers in the meat industry?

The use of ultraviolet sanitization promises to effectively reduce pathogen load on swine farms.

What is next for meat and poultry in the wake of this filing and if regulatory changes are forthcoming?

FDA and USDA-FSIS are working together to pave the way for regulation of food produced using animal cell-cultured food technology.

Livestock in the U.S. have no genetic experience with and no resistance to transboundary infections, which can cause death among all infected animals.  

Concerns about antibiotic resistance and implications for human health are growing steadily around the world.

The inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals has spurred the creation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The overall goal of the STEC program is to reduce the occurrence and public health risks from seven serogroups of STEC regulated in beef.