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Poultry line speed waivers possible if producers meet new criteria

By Dan Flynn on October 1, 2018

To get a “speed waiver” to run an “evisceration line” at up to 175 birds per minute, rather than the current 140 bpm, is going to require poultry businesses to jump through a few more…
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Is HIMP Circling the Drain?

By Alvin Sewell on April 28, 2014

The current volley of documents and letters, concerning line speed and worker safety, is telling. It shows us volumes about the push for the HACCP Based Models Project (HIMP) into law. It also shows the…
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NIOSH Director Says FSIS Administrator Misinterpreted Line-Speed Study

By News Desk on April 10, 2014

John Howard, director of the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is concerned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has misinterpreted the findings of a recent study…
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NIOSH Study: Line Speed Not an Issue in Poultry Inspection Overhaul

By Dan Flynn on March 21, 2014

Extended full-time work in the poultry industry does come with the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome and other musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, but line speed does not appear to contribute all that much to the…
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Meeting Our Mission – A Safer Food Supply

By Dr. Elisabeth Hagen on May 2, 2013

My passion for public health stems from my career as an infectious disease doctor, watching families cope with the heartbreak caused by preventable diseases, including foodborne illness.  I know what it feels like to explain…
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