Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intention to receive and consider a single-source application for the award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2013 (FY13) to the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the Piedmont Research Station Poultry Unit located in Salisbury, NC. Egg-associated illness due to Salmonella is a major public health concern, with table eggs being the primary source of Salmonella Enteritidis. Therefore, an FDA priority is to implement preventative measures to reduce the vertical and horizontal transmission of Salmonella Enteritidis and other Salmonella serovars to table eggs and poultry products. The goal of this collaborative project between FDA and the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the Piedmont Research Station is to utilize a commercial research facility to parallel the transmission (vertical and horizontal) of Salmonella found within the egg-production industry and how alterations in physical feed characteristics and housing may influence vertical and horizontal transmission. Additionally, this study aims to examine how commercially utilized disinfection protocols affect horizontal transmission of Salmonella in alternative versus traditionally housed layer hens. Moreover, this study may reveal other serovars of Salmonella present within the commercial egg industry which may pose a potential health risk to consumers. While historically the concern over Salmonella has focused on Salmonella Enteritidis, there is a potential concern that other Salmonella serovars could be a source for egg-transmitted human salmonellosis. Hence, this study aims to investigate the occurrence, transmission, and virulence of varying Salmonella serovars.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0010] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intention to receive and consider a single-source application for the award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2013 (FY13) to the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the Piedmont Research Station Poultry Unit located in Salisbury, NC. Egg-associated illness due to Salmonella is a major public health concern, with table eggs being the primary source of Salmonella Enteritidis. Therefore, an FDA priority is to implement preventative measures to reduce the vertical and horizontal transmission of Salmonella Enteritidis and other Salmonella serovars to table eggs and poultry products. The goal of ( printed page 37550) this collaborative project between FDA and the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the Piedmont Research Station is to utilize a commercial research facility to parallel the transmission (vertical and horizontal) of Salmonella found within the egg-production industry and how alterations in physical feed characteristics and housing may influence vertical and horizontal transmission. Additionally, this study aims to examine how commercially utilized disinfection protocols affect horizontal transmission of Salmonella in alternative versus traditionally housed layer h…
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Citation: 78 FR 37549
