Each year, more than 1.3 million Americans get sick from salmonella, and chicken and turkey are often to blame.

And the problem isn’t going away. Brian Ronholm, food policy director at Consumer Reports, says that’s exactly why stronger regulations are needed now more than ever!

In 2022, Consumer Reports found salmonella in nearly one-third of the ground chicken it tested, and in some turkey samples, too. The results pointed to serious gaps in federal food safety oversight.

To address ongoing concerns, last year, the USDA proposed a rule to make poultry safer. It would have classified some salmonella-contaminated poultry as “adulterated,” which could have forced recalls and kept unsafe products off store shelves.


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