Source:  Tim Hearden, FARM PROGRESS, 4/20/19


Recently the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service condemned the Washington Post over a story claiming the agency plans to give the pork industry more power over safety inspections at processing plants. The disagreement centered around a proposed rule that was about 20 years in the making. The rule includes a voluntary, opt-in inspection system, called New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS), for market hog establishments, in addition to separate mandatory testing requirements for all swine establishments.

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