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GAO-09-901R 1 (2009-07-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwxs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-318435 July 24, 2009 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Chairman The Honorable Frank D. Lucas Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Food and DrugAdministration: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), entitled Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation (RIN: 0910-AC14). We received the rule on July 10, 2009. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 9, 2009, with a stated effective date of September 8, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 33,030. The final rule requires shell egg producers to implement measures to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (salmonella) from contaminating eggs on the farm and from further growth during storage and transportation. Further, this rule requires producers to register with the FDA and to maintain records concerning their compliance with the rule. According to FDA, it is establishing this rule because salmonella is one of the leading bacterial causes of food-borne illness in the United States and shell eggs are a primary source of human salmonella infections. FDA expects this rule to reduce salmonella-associated illnesses and deaths by reducing the risk that shell eggs are contaminated with salmonella. GAO-09-901R

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