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FSIS is proposing a new regulatory framework targeted at reducing Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. First, FSIS is proposing final product standards that would define whether certain raw poultry products contaminated with certain Salmonella levels and serotypes are adulterated and thus prohibited from entering commerce. FSIS is also proposing to revise the regulations that require that all poultry slaughter establishments develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to prevent contamination by enteric pathogens throughout the entire slaughter and dressing operation, by establishing new requirements pertaining to how establishments monitor and document whether their processes for preventing microbial contamination are in control. The proposal also focuses on a non-regulatory approach for controlling Salmonella on incoming flocks.