该计划将现代化家禽屠宰检验系统作为首要任务,同时加强沙门氏菌抽样及检测程序。检查员应当了对工厂有充分的了解,才能更早检测出沙门氏菌,防止沙门氏菌事件爆发。该计划还概括了FSIS降低沙门氏菌污染率的几个创新行动。
部分原文报道如下:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today released its Salmonella Action Plan that outlines the steps it will take to address the most pressing problem it faces--Salmonella in meat and poultry products. An estimated 1.3 million illnesses can be attributed to Salmonella every year.
"Far too many Americans are sickened by Salmonella every year. The aggressive and comprehensive steps detailed in the Salmonella Action Plan will protect consumers by making meat and poultry products safer." said Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen.
The Salmonella Action Plan is the agency's strategy to best address the threat of Salmonella in meat and poultry products. The plan identifies modernizing the outdated poultry slaughter inspection system as a top priority. By focusing inspectors' duties solely on food safety, at least 5,000 illnesses can be prevented each year.