President Biden Rejects Proposal to Increase Chicken Processing Speeds

In 2018, some poultry plants were allowed to make significant increases to their slaughter speeds.Employees in those plants were expected to process 175 birds per minute: an increase from 140.The Trump administration considered permanently allowing a 25% line speed increase in all U.S. poultry facilities.But Joe Biden has expressed his opposition to speeding up the lines in meat processing facilities. .And he recently withdrew the previous administration's proposed increase to poultry processing speeds.The move was praised by both the United Food and Commercial Workers unions and the Humane Society. .Even though it has been less than a week since his inauguration, President Biden is already showing the type of commitment to the health and safety of frontline food workers that the American people expect and deserve, Marc Perrone,United Food and Commercial Workers