VERGEENES, VL— Pennsyl
vania Secretary of Agriculture
Boyd E, Wolff recently com
mended the Northeastern Associa
tion of State Departments of Agri
culture (NEASDA) for adopting a
resolution on Salmonella Enteriti
dis during the oiganization’s Sum
mer Conference here last week.
“It is essential that we achieve
uniformity in our policies on Sal
monella," said Wolff.
“Producers need to know where
they stand, and the right way to do
it is to make sure USDA’s rules
and all the state’s rules are the
same.”
NEASDA’s resolution on Sal
monella was drafted by the Penn
sylvania Department of Agricul
ture and then submitted to the
Southern Association of State
Departments of Agriculture (SAS
DA) for consideration by that
organization.
The resolution reads as follows:
It is essential to efficient and
economic operation of commer-
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NEADSA Adopts Resolution
dal egg industries in each state
that uniform national SE control
measures and standard laboratory
procedures be applied in all states.
The USDA has adopted interim
rules to reduce SE contamination
of shell eggs and the risk of egg
associated salmonellosis to public
health. Experience with these
interim rules in several northeast
states has identified a number of
corrections that need to be made
prior to adoption of a final rule.
Resolved that the Northeast
Association of State Departments
of Agriculture recommends adop
tion of USDA SE control mea
sures as the official state control
program in all states and that the
following changes be made to the
USDA SE Control Program:
1. Flock and product restrictions
should be imposed only on
infected flocks directly impli
cated in an outbreak of egg
associated salmonellosis in
humans and on infected breed
er flocks.
2. When an egg-associated out
break of human salmonellosis
is traced to a multiple flock
premises, only the infected
flock should be restricted.
3. Provisions for marketing eggs
from restricted flocks should
include cooking eggs beyond
pasteurization, i.e., hard
boiling.
Investigation of egg-associated
outbreaks of human salmonellosis
(SE) indicate that serious viola
tions of proper egg handling and
food preparation practices are the
major cause of these outbreaks.
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and proper cooking of eggs is
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Resolved that the Northeast
Association of State Departments
Wants Public Input
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Secretary of Agriculture Boyd
E. Wolff announced today that the
Pennsylvania Animal Health
Commission has asked farm orga
nizations and other groups to com
ment on the future of animal diag
nostic services in Pennsylvania.
The comments will be heard
during a public hearing in Harris
burg on June 21.
Wolff, who serves as Chairman,
said the Animal Health Commis
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services for animals in Pennsylva
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improve the system.
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consider many issues if we are to
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of Agriculture urge FDA, USDA
and all states to classify eggs as
potentially hazardous foodstuffs
subject to minimum refrigeration
requirements and that all states
adopt egg refrigeration standards
recommended by USDA and
FDA.
NEASDA approved the resolu
tion on June 6, 1990.
service, and public comment will
be an important source of new
ideas,” said Wolff.
Fifty-one organizations
received mailed invitations to tes
tify before the commission when
it meets on June 21. In addition,
interested parties can be put on the
agenda by calling Dr. Max Van
Buskirk, Director of the depart
ment’s Bureau of Animal Indus
try. Callers can contact the depart
ment toll-free by dialing
1-800-AG-PENNA.
Each presenter will be allowed
ten minutes before the commis
sion. Presenters are encouraged to
provide the commission with 20
printed copies of their remarks.