Could fewer slaughterhouse inspectors make for a safer chicken cutlet?
Federal officials see a way to modernize poultry plant inspections while reducing the number of government workers needed to look out for potential contamination.
They say the changes would overhaul regulations that have been in place since the Eisenhower administration. They contend the switch might prevent more than 5,000 food-borne illnesses a year. The federal government could trim its labor costs by $90 million a year. The poultry industry could save $250 million-plus annually.
Critics say the plan is a turkey.
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