Editor’s note: This opinion column offers a differing view from that presented by guest columnist Brian Ronholm in “Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speed.” Poultry slaughter would ...

The key to understanding the complexities in the debate over the line speed issue for poultry production is to recognize that there is a distinct difference between the line speed for slaughter and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued two proposed rules that would increase allowable line speeds in poultry and swine slaughter operations. The ...

The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing new rules that would allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry processing facilities. Under proposed rules released ...

The National Chicken Council’s (NCC) recent petition calling for the waiving of maximum line speeds in abattoirs has come under criticism from animal welfare groups. In its petition, submitted to the ...

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Washington, DC— Following a comment period that produced over 100,000 comments, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late yesterday its rejection of a ...