WORLD’S FOOD STANDARDS BODY PASSES NEW SALMONELLA RULE – PART OF MISSION TO CREATE GLOBAL MEAT STANDARDS
July 1st, 2016
New guidelines have been adopted for the control of non-typhoidal salmonella in beef and pork at the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an example of global meat and livestock standards crafted and approved by this influential international organisation. The decision, among many others, came during the 39th annual meeting of the commission, held between June 27 and July 1 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy.
The salmonella guidelines outline a 27-step food chain process for beef and pork that ...
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