FSIS Posts Compliance Guideline for Controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry

(American Meat Institute)

The compliance guide includes the following changes:

• Addition of guidance for the control of Campylobacter both at pre-harvest and during slaughter processing;
• Updated information regarding progress on implementation of the Salmonella verification program;
• Information for controlling Salmonella Enteritidis at pre-harvest provided in Appendix A;
• Information on current research by FSIS and the Agricultural Research Service; and
• Examples of case studies as additional ways of validating a plant's food system.

To view the Compliance Guideline for Controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry on FSIS' Web site, go to www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Compliance_Guideline_Controlling_Salmonella_Poultry.pdf