Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety
Food Safety News [Unofficial]
May 18, 2026
A group of federal lawmakers has asked the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to stop efforts to raise line speed limits at some poultry-processing facilities and remove maximum speeds for certain pork processors.
“Line speed limits exist to protect workers and food safety, and increasing those
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