USDA Urged to Better Protect Consumers from Salmonella, Campylobacter in Poultry News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce, with an aim to ultimately eliminate, Salmonella types of greatest public health concern while continuing to target reductions in Salmonella and Campylobacter overall. The petition also asks the agency to require slaughterhouses to control risks in their supply chains, following best practices for food safety from farm to fork. The groups say the changes are needed in order to achieve public health goals for the coming decade.