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Critics fear a Trump move could endanger food safety

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Critics fear a Trump move could endanger food safety

Citing President Donald Trump's calls for deregulation, Republican lawmakers and the chicken industry are aggressively lobbying to speed up poultry inspection lines — a change the Obama administration had rejected after warnings it would endanger workers and increase food contamination.

Worker safety advocates fear that accelerating line speeds will harm plant employees, many of whom are immigrants and refugees already operating under dangerous conditions, and could open the door to more food-borne illnesses.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/another-obama-decision-reversed-now-it-s-about-food-safety-n810296?cid=eml_nbn_20171016




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