US moves to scrap speed limits on pig slaughter lines
by Tom Levitt from on (#4QMZ8)
New rules will allow production lines at pork plants to run faster, despite concerns over safety and quality
The US government has given the go-ahead to new rules to eliminate production line speed limits at pig slaughterhouses, deeming restrictions "unnecessary" despite fears that lifting them will worsen the already high number of serious injuries suffered by US meat plant workers.
Amputations, fractured fingers, second-degree burns and head trauma are just some of the serious injuries suffered by US meat plant workers every week, according to an investigation last year by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
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