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flag USDA proposes faster poultry and pork processing lines, sparking safety concerns.

flag The USDA’s FSIS has proposed increasing poultry and pork processing line speeds to boost efficiency and ease food prices, with chicken plants potentially reaching 175 birds per minute and turkey plants up to 60 bpm under revised inspection systems. flag The changes, which remove annual worker-safety attestations and allow pork plants to set speeds if process control is maintained, follow OMB clearance and industry support, though labor unions and safety advocates raise concerns. flag Smithfield Foods plans a $1.3 billion new facility in Sioux Falls, and the U.S. finalized a trade deal with Taiwan reducing barriers on pork exports, including adopting Codex standards for ractopamine.

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