According to ProPublica's investigation, the USDA and chicken companies were aware of a dangerous salmonella strain in chicken products, yet contaminated meat continued to be sold to consumers.
Sources
- America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick. (propublica.org)
- https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2021/10/americas-food-safety-system-failed-stop-salmonella-epidemic-its-still-making-people-sick/186481/ (govexec.com)
- https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/29/virulent-strain-of-salmonella-spreads-through-us-food-supply/ (opb.org)
- https://thecounter.org/americas-food-safety-system-failed-stop-salmonella-epidemic-usda/ (thecounter.org)
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