Source: FARM PROGRESS, 7/6/16

Over the past seven years, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has instituted some of the most significant updates to the country's food safety system since the 1950s, leading to a 12% drop in foodborne illness associated with meat, poultry and processed egg products from 2009 to 2015.

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