Latest salvo in the new poultry inspection rule war

Food and Water Watch sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking him to look into staffing deficiencies at the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the latest shot across the bow in the public debate about proposed new inspection rules for poultry plants. “We believe that the USDA has put food safety in jeopardy by this reckless personnel policy,” said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch. Read More