FarmSTAND: USDA Downplaying Worker Injury Toll From Increasing Meatpacking Line Speeds, Experts Say
April 21, 2026
April 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- FarmSTAND issued the following news release:
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USDA Downplaying Worker Injury Toll from Increasing Meatpacking Line Speeds, Experts Say
In comments on proposed rules, authors of key federally-commissioned studies say Trump Administration's safety assurances misrepresent their workÂ
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Proposed USDA rules that would allow industrial animal ag corporations to speed up chicken, turkey, and hog slaughte . . .
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USDA Downplaying Worker Injury Toll from Increasing Meatpacking Line Speeds, Experts Say
In comments on proposed rules, authors of key federally-commissioned studies say Trump Administration's safety assurances misrepresent their workÂ
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Proposed USDA rules that would allow industrial animal ag corporations to speed up chicken, turkey, and hog slaughte . . .