Young Chicken and Turkey Carcass Individual Establishments by Performance Category; Aggregate Category Data for Young Chicken and Turkey Carcass Establishments, Raw Chicken Parts, and Not Ready-To-Eat (NRTE) Comminuted Chicken and Turkey Products
FSIS continuously samples (up to once a week) poultry establishments producing young chicken and turkey carcasses, and raw chicken parts, so that it can more closely monitor an establishment’s process control over time.
FSIS uses these Salmonella and Campylobacter sampling results to assess establishment performance based on a 3-category system. Establishments at or below half of the performance standard are placed in Category 1, those that meet the standard are placed in Category 2, and those that fail the standard are placed in Category 3. FSIS also continuously samples NRTE comminuted chicken and turkey products for Salmonella and Campylobacter, with Campylobacter results in comminuted poultry products determined on a pass or fail basis.
At this time only aggregate sampling results (not individual establishments) relative to process control for establishments producing raw chicken parts and comminuted poultry will be publicly posted. This information is being made available to the public on the FSIS website to inform consumers and to incentivize establishments to improve their performance.
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