Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products

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 Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 381 [Docket No. FSIS-2023-0028] RIN 0583-AD96 ( printed page 17344) AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of withdrawal. SUMMARY: FSIS is withdrawing the proposed rule and proposed determination titled “ Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products.” DATES: The proposed rule and proposed determination published on August 7, 2024, at 89 FR 64678 is withdrawn as of April 25, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS, USDA; Telephone: (202) 205-0495. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 7, 2024, FSIS published a proposed rule and proposed determination in the Federal Register titled “ Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products” ( 89 FR 64678 ). The proposed framework was targeted at reducing Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. The proposal announced FSIS' proposed determination that raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, comminuted chicken, and comminuted turkey products contaminated with certain Salmonella levels and serotypes are adulterated as defined in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) ( 21 U.S.C. 453 et seq. ). FSIS proposed to establish final product standards based on these Salmonella levels and serotypes. FSIS also proposed to revise the regulations in 9 CFR 381.65(g) that require that all poul…