The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been called on to halt all Brazilian fresh meat and Chinese poultry imports that are not verified to be as safe as US produced food.
US-based Hans Kissle Company has recalled more than 6,000lbs (2,721kg) of ready-to-eat chicken, as a possible processing flaw raised concerns that bacterial pathogens may be present in the meat.
Chicken products made by Aspen Foods, a division of Chicago-based Koch Poultry Company, have tested positive to the same salmonella enteritidis strain that sparked a recall by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in July.
Federal agencies in the US have announced two major public meetings later this month will look at progress on the success of food safety measures, including the tracing of E.coli contaminated products.
