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Grassley On Trump Plan To Allow Pork Industry To Self-Regulate

https://farmweeknow.com/story-illinoisan-named-pig-farmer-year-0-180739

The Trump Administration is planning to give the pork industry more authority to regulate itself.  This means federal meat inspector jobs could be cut, causing concerns about African Swine Flu getting into the country.  Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that shouldn't matter because if the virus isn't caught at the border and it makes it to inspection plants it'll already be too late.  Grassley also says a similar plan was implemented by the Obama Administration that worked for the poultry industry but he won't commit to completely approving of Trump's plan.