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Court finds fault with FSIS pork line speed rule

Worker safety not addressed, judge says

04/02/20 2:56 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Adam Pulver Food Safety and Inspection Service Marc Perrone New Swine Inspection System pork line speeds Public Citizen Litigation Group U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen United Food and Commercial Workers Union
USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service failed to explain why it did not consider worker safety in a 2019 rule allowing pork slaughter facilities to increase line speeds, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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