01.08.2014

The US Department of Agriculture denied a petition seeking to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella as adulterants. The petition, filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in 2011, covers resistant strains of the Salmonella serotypes Hadar, Heidelberg, Newport, and Typhimurium. If these were deemed adulterants, the USDA would have to test for them and remove contaminated products from the food supply.
the FSIS said there is no evidence that ABR strains are more heat-resistant than other strains.
The agency also said more data are needed on the infective dose of different Salmonella strains and whether ABR Salmonella causes more serious illness than susceptible strains.