FSIS Responds to Federal Court Ruling on U.S. Pork Processing Plants' Line Speeds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to a federal district court ruling regarding line speeds at U.S. pork processing plants.
FSIS said that businesses operating under New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS) should prepare for a maximum line speed of 1,106 head per hour on June 30, 2021. In March 2021, a federal court vacated a provision of the NSIS that enabled pork processors to establish maximum line speeds, which was set during the Trump administration.