The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has extended the comment period for the Public Meeting: Exploring Practical Strategies to Reduce Salmonella in Poultry Products by 30 days. The comment period will now end March 4.
FSIS held a public meeting Jan. 14 to discuss practical strategies for reducing Salmonella illnesses attributed to poultry products. The meeting gathered suggestions for improving FSIS data accessibility and usability, explored barriers to implementing additional Salmonella controls and investigated alternative or innovative strategies to reduce Salmonella illnesses.
FSIS said a few industry groups requested the comment period extension to provide stakeholders with additional time to prepare comments.
Submit Comments.
Comments may be submitted online via the federal eRulemaking portal, available at www.regulations.gov; by mail sent to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, D.C. 20250-3700, or by hand or courier delivery to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E, Washington, D.C. 20250-3700. All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the agency name and docket number FSIS-2025-0179.
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