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USDA sued for hog slaughter line speeds
Public Citizen and United Food
and Commercial Workers have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Minneapolis
saying a new USDA rule will risk workers safety at pork slaughter and
processing plants.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of
United Food and Commercial Workers and three of its local unions, wants the
court to set aside the USDA rule that lifts the maximum line speeds and reduces
the number of government safety workers by 40%.
In an interview with Brownfield
last month, USDA Deputy Undersecretary Mindy Brashears said there would be NO
reduction in USDA inspectors on the lines under the new, modernized rule for
swine slaughter inspections.
