FDA Issues Industry Guidance on Testing Procedures for Salmonella

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released industry guidance
addressing the testing procedures for Salmonella species “in human foods and
direct-human-contact animal foods.”

Applicable to firms that manufacture, process, pack, or hold these products for
distribution to consumers, institutions or food processors, the guidance also
discusses the interpretation of test results when the presence of Salmonella
“in the food may render the food injurious to human health.” The guidance
excludes egg producers and others covered under different FDA food safety
rules. The agency will accept comments at any time. See Federal Register,
March 8, 2012.