US: New Food Inspection Rule Puts Workers in Danger

Expand The most common ailments for workers in the industry are musculoskeletal disorders—cumulative trauma injuries like carpal tunnel or tendinitis that develop through repeated stress over time. 2019 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) – A Trump administration final regulation announced on September 17, 2019 to allow increased slaughter line speeds in hog processing plants in the United States threatens to put workers in grave danger of serious injuries, Human Rights Watch said today. The “Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection” rule promulgated by the Food Safety…

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