date:Sep 18, 2017
der the traditional inspection system.
Fewer than 75 of the 280 poultry plants in the United States have converted to NPIS. The chicken industry claims that the line speed cap is holding them back. Quicker line speeds make it much more difficult for inspectors to see flaws on the animals.
At the same time, the National Chicken Council petition claims that food safety in the pilot plants used to implement NPIS is just as good or better in plants that had operated with USDA inspectors, Food Wat