06.07.2013

A new progress report from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) compiles results of salmonella testing on 30,686 samples from eight meat and poultry classes in 2012. The report shows a reduction in positive tests in most cases, although there was a slight increase in the incidence of salmonella on steer and heifer carcasses.
The incidence of salmonella is higher in poultry than in beef, but the report shows declines there as well. In 2012 FSIS analyzed 10,933 salmonella samples from young chicken establishments. The total percentage of positive samples was 4.3 percent, down from 6.5 percent, 6.7 percent, 7.2 percent, and 7.3 percent in 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
For ground chicken, the agency analyzed 1,376 samples in 2013 and found a total of 28 percent positive, down from 30.9 percent in 2011.

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The Full report from FSIS