WASHINGTON — New streamlining actions designed to provide more efficiency for poultry and pork processing while also sustaining food safety standards was announced March 17 by USDA.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins noted that this new initiative is to guide the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to get rid of outdated administrative requirements.
“America leads the world in pork and poultry production, and we are committed to ensuring our producers remain competitive on a global scale without being held back by unnecessary bureaucracy,” Rollins said, adding that, “… we are cutting unnecessary red tape, empowering businesses. . .