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Current performance standards-based system is not leading to the desired public health outcomes.
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Reform efforts should aim to develop new standards that are objective, risk-based, achievable, enforceable, and flexible enough to adapt to emerging evidence and the latest science.
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A modernized framework should address risk reduction across the full production process.
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USDA must address both Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry, but these pathogens are different and require different solutions.
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Science has advanced sufficiently to support regulatory improvements today, but ongoing research is also needed.