WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announces it is rolling out new proposals to prevent salmonella bacteria from defiling raw poultry foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the bacteria cause more than 1 million infections per year, with food products being the primary cause of these infections. The FSIS indicates that chicken products cause 125,000 illnesses and turkey causes 43,000 illnesses per year.
FSIS says that the corruption of poultry from salmonella has decreased, however the number of infections has not.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, “far. . .
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