Pork Processing News Today

Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s extending a trial of faster line speeds at select pork-processing facilities so it can design a study to assess worker safety.

Swine processing facilities operating under a time-limited trial of increased line speeds will have an additional 90 days to operate at the faster speeds as USDA continues to collect and submit data on the impact to workers, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a constituent update late Tuesday.

With action on a farm bill postponed to next year, the Senate Agriculture Committee turns to handling a pair of nominations, including a new undersecretary for rural development at the Agriculture Department.

June has brought the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) updated Guideline for Controlling

The guideline covers pre-harvest controls, including farm rearing, multi-hurdle interventions, transport and lairage.

A plan before the North Mankato city council would allow for the redevelopment of the former Norwood Inn to create a combination of commercial and residential uses.

The company says if they can’t find a buyer, they would close the plant -- effectively terminating all of HyLife’s employees.

A trial that allows select pork-processing facilities to operate at increased line speeds will continue, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service says.

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