In the U.S., the USDA acknowledges that salmonella is a problem, with the prime culprit being poultry. But federal officials and industry say the bacteria, which sicken more than 1 million people a year, cannot be eliminated from chickens. A study of Denmark shows that’s not the case. A surge of salmonella cases in the late 1970s prompted the government, industry and retailers to work together to eradicate the bacteria from chickens. The Danes used a top-down approach, eliminating salmonella in breeders, they enacted tight biosecurity measures and protected feed and water.
