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Safety Advocates Hint At Suit Over USDA’s Eased Hog Slaughter Rules


September 17, 2019 at 05:33 PM
Worker and other safety advocates are warning they might sue the Agriculture Department (USDA) over its just-issued rule easing swine slaughter inspection requirements and increasing line speeds, arguing the measure will increase risks to workers that already face some of the highest workplace injury rates in the country.

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