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Furloughs Shouldnt Include Meat Inspection

2013-02-27 15:56:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Office of Sen. Pat Roberts   Senator Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, said that under law, USDA is obligated to perform meat and poultry inspections for the safety of consumers despite threats by the Obama Administration to furlough Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) employees due to forced spending cuts set to take effect March 1, 2013. read more

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