Debate ensues over faster poultry line speeds

An environmental group is opposing a poultry industry petition to lift a cap on line speeds at poultry processing companies. The National Chicken Council recently requested the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the US Dept. of Agriculture implement a waiver system to permit chicken processors participating in the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) to operate without the line speed caps imposed by the NPIS.  Read more