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New criteria to increase poultry line speeds likely to spark lawsuit

10/03/18 6:24 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Debbie Berkowitz Food and Water Watch Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS line speeds National Chicken Council National Employment Law Project poultry tom super tony corbo
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's new criteria for allowing young chicken slaughter plants to increase their line speeds from 140 birds per minute to 175 bpm are likely to prompt a lawsuit from food safety and worker protection groups.
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