At the time of this writing, there have been 13 food product recalls of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-regulated products in 2021. Why are companies struggling with inspection issues?
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had ordered the company to stop spreading food processing residuals (FPRs) on snow-covered fields.
The Meat Institute has called the law unconstitutional and states it will hurt the nation’s food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.
There have been several recent events of note that will impact meat and poultry producers and processors. The recent election of President-elect Biden means there will be new leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Shortly after taking office in January 2017, the current administration followed up on a commitment to control regulatory costs by reducing regulation.