A recent article by The Guardian, “Your chicken is about to get more full of feces,” details recent moves by the USDA that would weaken already inadequate food safety laws.
“The USDA is moving toward final approval of a rule that would replace most government inspectors with untrained company employees, and to allow companies to slaughter chickens at a much faster rate,” states the article.
“This ‘modernization’ of inspections through privatization is likely to cause more problems than already occur because the company employees will be disinclined to cost their bosses money by slowing down, stopping production or removing chickens when there’s a problem.”
Of course, chicken farms and breakneck slaughter rates aren’t the only problems. Nearly all of the animals raised for food in the United States are pumped full of antibiotics and kept crammed in filthy, disease-ridden conditions.
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“The USDA is moving toward final approval of a rule that would replace most government inspectors with untrained company employees, and to allow companies to slaughter chickens at a much faster rate,” states the article.
“This ‘modernization’ of inspections through privatization is likely to cause more problems than already occur because the company employees will be disinclined to cost their bosses money by slowing down, stopping production or removing chickens when there’s a problem.”
Of course, chicken farms and breakneck slaughter rates aren’t the only problems. Nearly all of the animals raised for food in the United States are pumped full of antibiotics and kept crammed in filthy, disease-ridden conditions.
Ready to take the feces off your plate? Check out ChooseVeg.com for delicious chicken-free meal ideas and more.