Labor shortages in meat and poultry plants. New cooking and cooling guidelines for meat and poultry processing. Steps to reduce Salmonella. Biden administration accusations tying industry consolidation to higher prices. Proposed changes in the Packers and Stockyards Act. These are just some of the issues that meat and poultry slaughterers and processors are facing during 2022. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) said proposed changes by a Biden administration executive order calling for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to change the Packers and Stockyards rules will hurt consumers and producers. "Government intervention in the market will increase the cost of food for consumers at a time when many are still suffering from the economic consequences of the pandemic," said Mark Dopp, chief operating officer and general counsel for NAMI. "These proposed changes will open floodgates for litigation that will ultimately limit livestock producers' ability to market their livestock as they choose. These proposals have been considered and rejected before and are counter to the precedent set in eight federal appellate (court) circuits."
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