USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in which researchers completed a risk assessment comparing alternative approaches to regulating Salmonella in poultry. The research was made possible in part by an endowing USPOULTRY Foundation gift from Cooper Farms and proceeds from the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing Expo. The research is part of USPOULTRY's comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. In total, more than $36 million has been invested in research by the association and foundation since the 1960s.
The project, #BRF015: Risk Assessment Comparing Alternative Approaches to Regulating Salmonella in Poultry by Public Health Impact Factors, was completed by Dr. Matthew J. Stasiewicz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University.