Sen. Cory Booker

Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety

In addition to worker safety, the letter points to food safety issues for federal inspectors who will be forced to significantly increase the number of hogs and poultry they review per hour.

By Coral Beach

/ 18 May 2026

Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety

The food industry, especially meat producers, appears to be at the center of stepped-up child labor enforcement

Ever since federal penalties totaling $1.5 million were imposed earlier this year on 13 meat plants contracting in eight states with Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for employing children in

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Oct 2023

The food industry, especially meat producers, appears to be at the center of stepped-up child labor enforcement

Senate child labor oversight looks to be a rehash of the mostly known information

— ANALYSIS — Congress is putting a toe in the nation’s child labor scandal but its action looks to be more about re-visiting old ground than opening new investigations. A so-called

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 Jun 2023

Senate child labor oversight looks to be a rehash of the mostly known information

Bipartisan senators say mandatory beef labeling is what American consumers want

A law not costing the treasury trillions yet delivering something consumers want might be unusual in this day and age, but thats what a bipartisan foursome of U.S. senators

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Sep 2021

Bipartisan senators say mandatory beef labeling is what American consumers want

More fighting over ‘the dollar’ threatens Beef Checkoff research

Fighting over “the dollar” has intensified during the past 30 days, raising questions about the future of a longtime source of food safety research funding. “The dollar” is the Beef

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jul 2016

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Sen. Cory Booker

Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety

The food industry, especially meat producers, appears to be at the center of stepped-up child labor enforcement

Senate child labor oversight looks to be a rehash of the mostly known information

Bipartisan senators say mandatory beef labeling is what American consumers want

More fighting over ‘the dollar’ threatens Beef Checkoff research

Your Support Protects Public Health