MSNBC/AP article 5/1/2010: Slaughterhouses will be more accountable; fewer positive tests allowed
by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is setting new standards for the levels of salmonella and another pathogen in young chickens and turkeys as part of an effort to strengthen food safety.
The new standards would hold poultry slaughterhouses more accountable by decreasing the number of samples allowed to test positive for the pathogens.