Salmonella found in 1/3 of ground chicken at the store.
More than 1 million Americans get sick from salmonella each year, about five times as many as do with"The USDA allows far too much chicken contaminated with salmonella on the market and puts the burden on consumers to protect themselves," said investigative journalist Lisa Gill, who wrote the story reporting the findings. "There are steps we can all take to reduce the risk of getting sick, but that can be harder to do with ground meat.
Consumer Reports called on the USDA to reduce the percentage of chicken samples allowed to test positive for salmonella. It said the agency should focus on reducing the salmonellaIt also said the USDA needs more authority to inspect poultry plants and close facilities immediately when high salmonella rates are found.
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