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USDA sued over increased line speeds at poultry plants

02/26/20 6:05 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS chicken slaughterhouses Food Safety and Inspection Service Humane Society of the U.S. lawsuit New Poultry Inspection System Northern District of California
The Humane Society of the U.S. and other groups are suing USDA over its 2018 rule allowing chicken processing plants to increase their line speeds to a rate of 175 birds per minute.
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