Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 9/19/19

 The federal government finalized a new rule for most U.S. pork processing plants Tuesday that allows meatpackers to remove limits on the speed of production lines and place more animal inspection and food safety tasks with company employees. The first significant processing rule changes in 50 years were long overdue, the pork industry said. “We applaud the USDA for introducing a new inspection system that incentivizes investment in new technologies while ensuring a safe supply of wholesome American pork,” National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a pig farmer from Lillington, North Carolina, said in an email.

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