USDA Extends Salmonella Initiative Data Collection
Published Date: 7/15/2026
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Summary
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service wants to keep collecting info for the Salmonella Initiative Program, which helps track and reduce Salmonella in meat products. No changes are planned, but they need your comments by September 14, 2026. This renewal keeps the program running smoothly without extra costs or new rules for meat producers.
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Salmonella Initiative Program Renewal Continues
FSIS plans to renew the Salmonella Initiative Program information collection with no changes, keeping in place the current rule that participating slaughter establishments must test for Salmonella, Campylobacter (if applicable), and an Aerobic Count and share sample results with FSIS in exchange for regulatory waivers. FSIS estimates 79 official slaughter establishments participate, each averaging 325 responses per year, for a total annual respondent burden of 17,628 hours; the current OMB approval expires January 31, 2027 and comments are due September 14, 2026.
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