Salmonella in Chicken Meat Increases
Broiler chicken carcass rinses collected from 2000 to 2005 showed a four-fold increase in Salmonella Enteritidis, and the proportion of establishments with the bacteria increased nearly three-fold.
23/11/06 Salmonella is increasingly showing up on broiler chickens, according to the latest data from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Broiler chickens are used for most chicken meat.
Broiler chicken carcass rinses collected from 2000 to 2005 showed a four-fold increase in Salmonella Enteritidis, and the proportion of establishments with the bacteria increased nearly three-fold. The number of states with Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler rinses increased from 12 to 24.
In the 1990s, Salmonella Enteritidis on eggs was implicated in human infection, but quality assurance programs were implemented and that rate has since decreased by about 50%.
