rtment of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS).The updated science-based inspection system will be used to control foodborne illnesses in poultry industry.
As per the new system, the poultry companies need to meet new requirements to control Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken and turkey products, as well as 5,000 foodborne illnesses.
Poultry facilities have to implement their own microbiological testing at two points in their production process to show that they are controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to the new system.
In addition, FSIS is introducing an optional NPIS, under which poultry companies have to sort their own product for quality defects before presenting it to FSIS inspectors.
USDA secretary Tom Vilsack said the US has been depending on a poultry inspection model that dates back to 1957.
"The system we are announcing today imposes stricter requirements on the poultry industry and places our trained inspectors where they can better ensure food is being processed safely," Vilsack added.
