As the pork and poultry industries cheer deregulation that will let them permanently increase the speed of production lines ...

A pilot program using almost two dozen chicken processing plants was initiated under the Clinton administration allowing line ...

Both Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump have followed a USDA policy that requires the depopulation of poultry when bird ...

Last week, the US Department of Agriculture announced sweeping plans to increase slaughter line speeds at pork and poultry plants — a move that could further endanger workers who already process ...

A recent USDA move to extend waivers allowing faster line speeds in meat processing plants, and in time make them permanent, ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a grant of inspection to a horse slaughter establishment -- Valley Meats Company -- in Roswell, New Mexico. FSIS says it expects two ...