Public Disclosure of Tests for Salmonella: The Effects on Food Safety Performance in Chicken Slaughter Establishments

Michael Ollinger, James Wilkus, Megan Hrdlicka and John Bovay

No 262183, Economic Research Report from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report examines how disclosing the identities of chicken slaughter establishments with poor or mediocre performance on Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) tests for Salmonella affects subsequent test outcomes. Empirical results show that public disclosure of the identities of such establishments is strongly correlated with a substantial drop in Salmonella levels over 2006-10. The reduction in Salmonella levels demonstrated that the FSIS Salmonella standard on carcasses of young chickens could be lowered. FSIS then reduced its Salmonella standard on young chicken carcasses by more than 50 percent in 2011.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 2017-05-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262183

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