Mountaire Farms - NC Division, Lumber Bridge, N.C.
P7470 • Large plant • Data from March 2021 to March 2022
Your likelihood of getting sick depends on many factors, including: how the poultry is cooked and handled; your immune system; and the quantity and types of salmonella present. “High-risk” salmonella strains are more likely to cause illness than “low-risk” types. According to the CDC, if you avoid cross-contamination and cook the poultry to 165°F, the meat should be safe to eat even if it had high-risk salmonella. Learn more about safe handling and cooking techniques from the CDC.
This plant met the USDA standard for chicken parts because salmonella was found in less than 15.4% of samples. In total, 3.8% of the chicken parts samples had salmonella of any type.
The USDA tested 53 chicken parts samples from this plant over the past year. The plant processed over 10 million pounds of meat and poultry in total each month.
There are more than 2,500 types of salmonella, but fewer than 100 account for most human infections. Below are the types of salmonella found in this plant’s chicken parts. The USDA does not measure the quantity of salmonella in each poultry sample, only whether or not salmonella is present.
Your likelihood of getting sick depends on many factors, including: how the poultry is cooked and handled; your immune system; and the quantity and types of salmonella present. “High-risk” salmonella strains are more likely to cause illness than “low-risk” types. According to the CDC, if you avoid cross-contamination and cook the poultry to 165°F, the meat should be safe to eat even if it had high-risk salmonella. Learn more about safe handling and cooking techniques from the CDC.
This plant met the USDA standard for whole chicken because salmonella was found in less than 9.8% of samples. In total, 3.7% of the whole chicken samples had salmonella of any type. Plants can still meet USDA standards even if they have rates of high-risk salmonella that are above the industry median because the standards focus on all salmonella rather than the types most likely to make people sick.
The USDA tested 54 whole chicken samples from this plant over the past year. The plant processed over 10 million pounds of meat and poultry in total each month.
There are more than 2,500 types of salmonella, but fewer than 100 account for most human infections. Below are the types of salmonella found in this plant’s whole chicken. The USDA does not measure the quantity of salmonella in each poultry sample, only whether or not salmonella is present.
See salmonella results from the four poultry plants owned by Mountaire Farms