USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)  is extending the comment period on the proposed determination titled Salmonella in Not-Ready-To-Eat Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products. 

Published on April 28, 2023, the deadline for comments was originally June 27, 2023. Then, FSIS extended the deadline until July 27, 2023. The proposed determination will now be open for comments for 15 days until August 11, 2023.

In the June 23, 2023 Constituent Update, FSIS announced the release of a study on Salmonella in NRTE breaded stuffed chicken products purchased at retail stores. 

Comments may be submitted online via the Federal eRulemaking portal, available at www.regulations.gov; by mail sent to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700; or by hand or courier delivery to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 

All items submissions by mail or electronic mail must include the agency name and docket number FSIS-2022-0013.