Source: Lexi Lonas, THE HILL, 5/25/21


The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), a group that represents pork producers, is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain faster slaughterhouse speeds despite union concerns of workers' safety. “NPPC is urging USDA to appeal the ruling, seek a stay while the appeal is considered and request the agency pursue a new, fast-tracked rulemaking that better reflects the modern processing plant technologies and practices and allows for higher line speeds,” NPPC said in a statement Tuesday.

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