Food Safety

06/10/2019

Pork Plants to Speed Slaughter Under USDA Rule Changes

Food-safety groups and unions say the new rules increase risks for workers, consumers The U.S. Department of Agriculture set new rules to shift more food-safety responsibilities from government inspectors to workers in pork plants, allowing meatpackers to speed up processing lines. The USDA’s biggest overhaul of hog-slaughtering rules in five […]