Proposed Poultry Inspection Rule Could Privatize Food Safety, Lead To Higher Rates Of Contamination

Proposed Poultry Inspection Rule Could Privatize Food Safety, Lead To Higher Rates Of Contamination: pFood safety advocacy groups are fighting a proposed rule that would allow private companies to assume some of the food inspection duties currently handled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service currently oversees all poultry for blemishes and defects before the carcasses are fully processed, but under the new [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~