USDA rules can't control widespread salmonella in poultry

A new report based on government inspection documents shows salmonella is widespread in U.S. grocery store chicken and turkey products. But because of how the pathogen is classified, the federal government has no authority to do much about it.

- By SUSANNE RUST

Farm Forward, an organization that advocates for farmworker rights and humane farm practices, released a report last week that examined five years of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections at major U.S. poultry plants. It found that at many plants, including those that p