Poultry inspectors protest inspection proposal at USDA
Story Date: 4/3/2012

 
Source: Helena Bottemiller, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 4/3/12

Around 100 poultry inspectors gathered outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, right under Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's window, to protest a proposal to expand an inspection system that shifts federal inspectors away from inspecting for quality defects and allows slaughter lines to speed up.

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