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VT Notice 15-24 SALMONELLA AS AN ADULTERANT IN NOT READY-TO-EAT BREADED STUFFED CHICKEN PRODUCTS

A. This notice informs inspection program personnel (IPP) that, On May 1, 2024, FSIS published the final determination, Salmonella in Not Ready-To-Eat Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products (89 FR 35033), which states that not ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded stuffed chicken products that contain Salmonella at levels of 1 Colony Forming Unit per gram (hereinafter, “1 CFU/g”) or higher are adulterated within the meaning of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). The determination is not effective until May 1, 2025.

B. This notice provides instructions to IPP at all establishments that produce NRTE breaded stuffed chicken products to update the Public Health Information System (PHIS) profile by August 31, 2024. This notice also instructs supervisory personnel to verify that the establishment’s PHIS profile information is complete and accurate by August 31, 2024.

C. Per 6 V.S.A. § 3305 (8), the federal meat inspection regulations and federal poultry inspection regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 3, 9 CFR §§ 300.1 et seq., together with any amendments, supplements, or revisions thereto, are adopted, for the State meat inspection program to operate in an ‘equal to’ status.
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