Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 4/23/19



USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has published salmonella performance categorization by plant for raw chicken parts, NRTE (not ready to eat) comminuted poultry, young chicken carcass and young turkey carcass establishments for the period April 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019.

The information is intended to provide industry and other stakeholders timely updates about progress being made to reduce contamination in poultry.

Establishments that produce 1,000 pouncs or less of each product per day, or slaughter 20,000 head or fewer of each species per year, are not included.

The plants are placed in one of three categories, based on their performance regarding salmonella test results:
• Category 1: Establishments that have achieved 50 percent or less of the maximum allowable percent positive during the most recent completed 52-week moving window.
• Category 2: Establishments that meet the maximum allowable percent positive but have results greater than 50 percent of the maximum allowable percent positive during the most recent completed 52-week moving window.
• Category 3: Establishments that have exceeded the maximum allowable percent positive during the most recent completed 52-week moving window.

The results, by establishment, can be viewed here.  
A summary document, which shows performance by plant size, can be viewed here.

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