Court Rejects Challenge to USDA’s New Swine Slaughter Inspection Rule

On September 30, 2022, a federal court granted summary judgment in favor of the USDA (and other government defendants), thereby rejecting a challenge by several consumer organizations to the agency’s New Swine Slaughter Inspection Service (NSIS) Rule, which establishes an alternative voluntary inspection system (84 Fed. Reg. 52,300 (Oct. 1, 2019). Plaintiffs argued that the NSIS... Continue Reading