USDA wants a (clean) chicken in every pot.

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Poultry companies will have to meet new requirements--issued by the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service--to control salmonella and Campylobacter. 'The U.S. has been relying on a poultry inspection model that dates back to 1957, while rates of foodborne illness due to salmonella and Campylobacter remain stubbornly high," states USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

'The system that we are announcing imposes stricter requirements on the poultry industry and places our trained inspectors where they can better ensure food is being processed safely. These improvements make use of sound science to modernize food safety procedures and will prevent...