date:Nov 28, 2012
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The USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service does not test for Yersinia in its periodic baseline studies, which give the agency data on the prevalence of pathogens in different meat products. Since Consumer Reports found very low Salmonella contamination levels, the agency says, this indicates that the pork industry is adequately controlling pathogens.
FSIS also points out that last year 100 percent of pork processing establishments tested by the agency met the agencys 2011 perform