In late April and early May 2025, social media users claimed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would no longer require companies to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

Salmonella infections cost the US $4.1 billion annually, the USDA said. “USDA is taking science-based, decisive action to drive down Salmonella illnesses linked to poultry products ...

The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.… ...

The Agriculture Department on Thursday axed a Biden-era proposal to limit salmonella levels in raw chicken and turkey products as part of an effort to reduce food poisoning. The agency said it ...

USDA said that about 1 million American consumers get sick from salmonella each year. More than 23 percent of those illnesses are estimated to be tied to chicken and poultry products.

An estimated 278 people in multiple states have been sickened by an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to raw chicken. Despite stories suggesting otherwise, USDA says its work on ...

The USDA says it will prevent 50,000 cases of illness each year. Skeptics say the agency needs to take a different approach to the salmonella problem because the current one has not worked very well.

In late April and early May 2025, social media users claimed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would no longer require companies to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

The USDA will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their raw products, withdrawing a Biden-era proposal. Here's what to know.

USDA withdraws proposed salmonella rule. What we know: The proposed rule, which was published in August, would have required poultry companies to keep levels of salmonella bacteria under a certain ...