Final comment Re: salmonella framework for raw poultry products, proposed rule and proposed determination

The Center for Science in the Public Interest submits these comments regarding the FSIS Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products, Proposed Rule and Proposed Determination. We are supportive of the Framework, which marks a positive, groundbreaking shift in the agency’s approach to Salmonella in raw poultry by proposing enforceable, risk-based product standards and enhanced statistical process control. As we detail below, the proposal is estimated to prevent between 765 and 4,300 illnesses per year and cost no more than $0.0005 per pound of chicken produced, about five hundredths of a penny, an amount too small to be detectable in the grocery store. Clearly, the health of American families is worth this much.

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