A judge ruled that USDA-FSIS failed to consider whether increasing line speeds would harm workers.

Governor Kristi Noem announced the program earlier in the month.

The availability of CO2 during the pandemic squeezed some processors and served as a wake-up call for the industry.

Center for Food Safety claims pork plants in USDA pilot program had higher rates of contamination than traditional plants.

ProPortion Foods is a fully cooked meat and poultry company with two further processing plants.

In the wake of closures and ongoing absenteeism, processors are focusing on recruitment and retention.

Certain state-inspected meat and poultry processors will be able to ship their products across state lines.

Michael Bennet said that almost 450 Colorado employees have been infected with coronavirus.

Over 800 workers volunteer for extra shifts to avoid euthanization of excess hogs.

The CIS program includes plants in certain states following inspection that is ‘at least equal to’ federal inspection.