Constituent Update - March 13, 2026

Constituent Update - March 13, 2026

FSIS Posts FY 2025 Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations Summary Report

A summary of foodborne illness outbreaks investigated during fiscal year (FY) 2025 is now available on the FSIS website. This report summarizes outbreaks investigated by FSIS during FY 2025, including the number of outbreaks, pathogens, information on outbreaks that resulted in a product recall, and products investigated. The annual report also highlights lessons learned from outbreak after-action reviews.

FSIS, in collaboration with public health partners, investigates outbreaks of foodborne illness to determine if there is an association between FSIS-inspected products and human illnesses. FSIS and partners work to determine the specific products making people sick so they can be removed from commerce to prevent additional illnesses.

Previous annual reports, after-action review reports for specific outbreaks, and more information about FSIS outbreak investigations are also available on the FSIS website.

FSIS Posts AAR Report for Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products

FSIS recently posted an after-action review report highlighting lessons learned from a FY 2025 investigation of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) illnesses linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. A routine FSIS product sample tested positive for the outbreak strain of Lm by whole genome sequencing (WGS) and helped guide the investigation. Follow-up product and environmental sampling identified a second strain of Lm that matched additional clinical isolates (that were part of a second outbreak) by WGS, highlighting the importance of both routine and investigative sampling to solve outbreak investigations.

Visit the FSIS website to view additional reports and learn more about FSIS outbreak investigations.

FSIS Posted Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella

On March 6, 2026, FSIS updated the individual establishment Salmonella performance standard category information for raw poultry carcasses, raw chicken parts, and comminuted poultry products on the Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting page on the FSIS Website. Additionally, FSIS will post the aggregate sampling results showing the number of establishments in categories 1, 2, or 3 for establishments producing young poultry carcasses, raw chicken parts, or not ready-to-eat (NRTE) comminuted poultry products at the location linked above.

Available for Public Comment

FSIS seeks public comments on proposed rules and notices, which are viewable on the FSIS Federal Register & Rulemaking webpage. FSIS is currently seeking comments on the following:

• Until March 16: Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Advanced Meat Recovery
• Until March 16: Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Specified Risk Materials
• Until April 13: Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Sanitation SOPs and Pathogen Reduction/HACCP
• Until April 20: Maximum Line Speed Under the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS)
• Until April 20: Maximum Line Speed Rates for Young Chicken and Turkey Establishments Operating Under the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS)
• Until May 11: Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Nutrition Labeling of Major Cuts of Single-Ingredient Raw Meat or Poultry Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products

Policy Update

FSIS notices and directives on public health and regulatory issues are available on the FSIS Policy webpage. The following policy update was recently issued:

FSIS Directive 5010.1 - Food Safety Related Topics for Discussion During Weekly Meetings with Establishment Management - Revision 3

Export Requirements Update

The Library of Export Requirements has been updated for products for the following:

• Canada
• Mexico
• Japan
• Azerbaijan
• North Macedonia
• Germany

Complete information can be found at the FSIS Import & Export Library.