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Where did the pardoned Thanksgiving turkey come from? Inspector records tell the filthy story
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on November 21, 2012
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The turkey pardoned by the President was headed for a slaughterhouse with a history of food safety violations such as fecal contamination. Surprisingly, the USDA considers it a model for a modernized, streamlined inspection system.
Largest Hispanic civil rights group provoked by Obama USDA’s disregard for poultry plant workers
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on May 18, 2012 The nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization issued an action alert to its members urging them to tell USDA Secretary Vilsack to withdraw a proposed rule that would allow poultry plant operators to increase assembly line speeds to 175 birds per minute. The majority of employees in poultry processing are Hispanic or other vulnerable workers.