Meat Institute Comments on Proposed determination of Salmonella in Not-Ready-to-Eat Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI or the Meat Institute) submits these comments concerning the above-referenced proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant at levels of 1 colony forming unit per gram (CFU/g) in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded stuffed chicken products (proposed determination or proposal). The Meat Institute is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association representing packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry, and processed meat products and NAMI member companies account for more than 95 percent of United States output of these products. The Meat Institute provides regulatory, scientific, legislative, public relations, and educational services to the meat and poultry packing and processing industry.

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