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USDA withdraws organic rule for livestock and poultry
Dec 15, 2017, 16:56 PM
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The USDA has announced its intent to withdraw the proposed organic rule for livestock and poultry. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule was finalized in final days of the Obama Administration and was one of several regulations put on hold when the new administration took office.
Friday’s move formally terminates the rule.
The rule would have added new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions.
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