The dismissed federal case of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) v. Sonny Perdue is returning. The U.S. District Court for Northern California has actually set up a case management conference for June 13.
Around that date, try to find the non-profit’s complainant activists, the Humane Society of the United States, Animal Outlook, the Government Accountability Project, Mercy for Animals, and Marin Humane, to take part a modified grievance versus USDA.
In the meantime, poultry plant evisceration lines will continue to run at accelerate to 175 birds per minute under USDA waivers. Particular food security evaluations happen on the lines.
Those greater line speeds end at the end of March, however Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack just recently stated extensions will be given.
Vilsack guaranteed the Senate Agriculture Committee that the extensions remained in the offering and would assist identify whether increased line speeds add to employee injuries or security.
Vilsack stated he wishes to make choices based upon the realities, however he does not yet have all the realities.
Some in Congress, nevertheless, are questioning why the Biden Administration continues to study the line speed concern. Rep. David Rouzer, R-NC, recommended in a House Agriculture Committee conference that the University of California research study is prejudiced versus the poultry market.
The 175 per minute line speed, up from 140, has actually existed for 25 years. At present, 47 poultry plants run at the greater speeds.
Rouzer explains that existing line speed waivers were approved just if an “opt-in” to the continuous employee security research study was accepted.
The USDA will utilize the research study of increased poultry line speed in future rule-making.
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