Today, the agency posted to its website the second quarterly progress report of calendar year (CY) 2011 on Salmonella testing of selected raw meat and poultry products.

This report provides preliminary data from April to June 2011 on all establishments eligible for Salmonella testing that have completed at least two sampling verification sets since June 2006.

As of June 2011, of all establishments in all product classes, 85 percent are in category 1, which illustrates no change from first quarter CY11.

From 172 broiler establishments, 534 samples were analyzed with a 6.7 percent positive rate, representing no change from the positive rate for first quarter CY11.

FSIS continues to post monthly the names of broiler establishments demonstrating variable or inconsistent process control. The agency highlights performance for the broiler class because of its negative impact on foodborne illness. Since April 2008, FSIS has been posting category 2 and category 3 broiler carcass establishment names. FSIS is not currently posting names for turkey carcass establishments because this product class is meeting the criteria of at least 90 percent of all establishments in category 1 and no establishments in category 3.

FSIS will continue to post monthly the names of poultry establishments demonstrating variable or inconsistent process control.

The complete report and program details are at www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Quarterly_Salmonella_Results
/index.asp.