Don’t Panic: The Government Shutdown Isn’t Making Food Unsafe

(By Dan Charles for NPR)

Let’s start with the big picture.

There are about 8,000 slaughterhouses and meat processors in the United States that can’t legally operate without a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector on-site. Those inspectors are working through the shutdown.  Continue reading article here…

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