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Speeding up poultry lines would endanger food & worker safety, says coalition

Proposed FDA rule would also allow poultry companies to handle own inspections

November 25, 2013

A coalition of worker safety and food safety groups is urging the FDA to drop a proposed regulation that would pull government food inspectors from poultry plants and allow companies to conduct their own inspections and speed up production lines.

Petition urges OSHA to issue standard for poultry, meatpacking production speeds

High rate of repetitive motion injuries reported

September 11, 2013

A petition sent to OSHA and the USDA by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) and the Southern Poverty Law Center calls on OSHA to improve worker safety in poultry and meatpacking plants by issuing new work speed standards.

OSHA, USDA urged to protect poultry, meatpacking workers

Line speed is too fast, says coalition

September 4, 2013

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and a coalition of civil rights groups filed a formal petition yesterday urging OSHA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve worker safety in poultry and meatpacking plants, contending that federal policies allow workers in these facilities to operate in hazardous conditions that often leave them with disabling injuries, illnesses and pain.

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Speeding up poultry lines would endanger food & worker safety, says coalition

Petition urges OSHA to issue standard for poultry, meatpacking production speeds

OSHA, USDA urged to protect poultry, meatpacking workers

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