Who's Watching the Hogs?
Trump on Earth
English - October 09, 2019 20:22 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB - ★★★★ - 96 ratingsPolitics News Science Earth Sciences epa environment environmentalism trump climatechange currentevents environmentalissues globalwarming news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Last month, the USDA quietly issued a new rule changing meat inspection standards for pork. Not only would the new rule mean slaughter houses could run their processing lines as fast as they want, it would also change who does the inspecting, giving the pork producers themselves a bigger role in the process.
We talk with Tom Philpott, food and agriculture reporter for Mother Jones magazine, about what the changes could mean for the safety of food and workers.