Sentient Media: 81% of Meatpacking Workers are at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns
Two new studies reinforce the fact that slaughterhouse jobs are among the most dangerous.
Modern Farmer: The Transition Away From Factory Farming
Mercy for Animals president and CEO Leah Garcés has been an animal rights advocate fighting the factory farming system for more than two decades. But her approach to advocacy changed the day she met Craig Watts.
Re: FDA Food Safety Priorities
The undersigned members of the Safe Food Coalition appreciate the opportunity to share our views ahead of the upcoming legislative hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health titled “Evaluating FDA Human Foods and Tobacco Programs.”
Poultry Giant’s Legal Action Imperils Whistleblower Laws Across Industries
Yesterday, Perdue Farms filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of administrative proceedings in corporate whistleblowing cases. Their suit could demolish whistleblower protections across issues ranging from food safety, railroad and aviation safety, shareholder fraud, and environmental protection.
Seafood Source: Safe Food Coalition opposes effort to delay Food Safety Modernization Act’s new traceability rules
A coalition of U.S. food safety advocates has come out in opposition to the Food Traceability Enhancement Act, a bill that would further delay implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) new food traceability rules.
Considering Blowing the Whistle? 10 Quick Tips to Know
Everyday people witness waste, fraud, and abuses of power in the workplace but are unsure what to do about it.
Press Advisory: USDA Meat Inspectors Blow the Whistle on Dangerous New Hog Inspection System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2019 USDA Meat Inspectors Blow the Whistle on Dangerous New Hog Inspection System NBC’s Morning Joe features two Food Integrity Campaign clients who reveal food safety threats from USDA’s “modernization” of hog inspection WASHINGTON -- Today, two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspectors represented by Government Accountability Project, [...]
American Veterinary Medical Association: FSIS Privatizing Some Pig Slaughter Duties
Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and the Food Integrity Campaign, was originally published here. FSIS Privatizing Some Pig Slaughter Duties Plant workers to sort animals, trim carcasses before federal inspection. Starting in December, workers at swine slaughter plants will be taking over some food safety duties now performed by federal inspectors. Department of [...]
Civil Eats: The Food System Needs Whistleblowers, Too
This article, written by Food Integrity Campaign Director Amanda Hitt, was originally published here. The Food System Needs Whistleblowers, Too After the USDA recently handed over responsibility for food safety in pork production to the industry itself, a government accountability advocate urges greater protection for whistleblowers. Whistleblowing is making headlines. But the Trump administration’s willingness [...]
Heritage Radio Network: What Doesn’t Kill You Episode 292: Rules Change in Pork Inspection
Note: this podcast, featuring our Food Integrity Campaign Director Amanda Hitt, was originally published here. What Doesn't Kill You Episode 292: Rules Change in Pork Inspection Amanda Hitt from the Government Accountability Project gives a long view perspective on the new rules in pork inspection.
