US GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES TEST CASE SAFETY CRACK DOWN ON PRIVATE ASSOCIATION MEAT PRODUCERS
March 1st, 2019
A potentially precedent setting case in the US is being brought to a district court in Pennsylvania over the right to impose controls on a special kind of meat producer - a so-called “private membership association” farm business. These producers, who sell to a restricted group of consumers, have thus far operated beyond the reach of US federal food safety and quality regulations.
This month (April 4, 2019) the US Attorney’s Office filed a civil suit on behalf of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture against ...
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