WASHINGTON — Following the USDA decision to send an interim final Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the North American Meat Institute reiterated its concerns about the remarkably flawed proposal which research suggests could have a multi-billion dollar impact harming consumers, retailers, producers, meat packers and processors alike.
"It is irresponsible for USDA to advance this stale six year old rulemaking," said Meat Institute President and CEO Barry Carpenter. "The interim final rule as described will open a floodgate of litigation, up-end the established system for marketing. . .

