USDA Says Faster Poultry Inspections are Safer

August 8th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Chickens

A controversial proposal that would increase the number of birds processed at chicken plants from 140 to 175 birds per minute, received support from a USDA spokesperson in a recent statement despite the agency’s failure to meet targeted goals for reducing the outbreak of food borne illnesses.

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No Rest for the Resistant: Deadly Salmonella Strains on the Rise

December 31st, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

Raw chicken

Increasingly high levels of antibiotics fed to livestock animals are causing antibiotic-resistant bacteria to become more potent, raising concerns from the Center for Science in the Public Interest via a petition to the USDA to prohibit the sale of contaminated meat and poultry.

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