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Judge throws out elimination of pork line speed limits

But order is stayed for 90 days so USDA can decide on course of action

03/31/21 6:49 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Food & Water Watch Joan Ericksen National Pork Producers Council New Swine Inspection System North American Meat Institute United Food and Commercial Workers Union
A federal judge has vacated the portion of USDA’s 2019 swine inspection rule allowing plants to operate without limits on line speeds but gave the department 90 days to respond to the decision.
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