If the ban is lifted, a processor who passes a state inspection could ship nationwide.
Consumer advocates worry the change could prompt plants that are currently USDA-inspected to switch to state inspection.
But the meat processors and the state inspection agencies say that's hogwash.
The same 1967 law that introduced the interstate shipment ban required state inspection programs to be "at least equal to" the federal inspection regime.
Most state inspection programs are run through state agriculture departments.
"I spend most of my time complaining about the weaknesses of the federal inspection program, but I can tell you it is generally far superior to state inspection programs, " says Carol Tucker-Foreman, a food policy expert at the Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.
While, the National Transportation and Safety Board finishes its inspection, state workers will begin removing debris from the river.
Certainly, no one could have foreseen the stage collapse, what with temporary outdoor stages not being subject to inspection on state-owned properties in Indiana.
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One of the apps is used by staff in the state's Hop Inspection Program to report any insect problems in real time, so workers can quickly respond.
The brand board has now agreed to allow feed-lots to ship and slaughter without an additional inspection, and the state legislature will vote on the change in January.
The Chinese State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said the amount of the chemical found in the milk would not cause ill effects in adults who drank less than two liters a day.
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The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service annually certifies that each state program meets these standards.
The PCAOB prepares written report on each inspection and provides it, in appropriate detail, to the SEC and to certain state regulatory authorities.
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In fact, one-third of the states with inspection programs, including North Carolina and Georgia, have a cooperative agreement which lets their state inspectors inspect USDA certified plants on behalf of the feds.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Mandelson said the government welcomed the decision by the IRA to open its dumps to re-inspection.
The average time from claims report to inspection ranged from three days for Arch Insurance Group, with 242 commercial claims, to 20 days for State Farm with 55, 592 claims, noting its wide array of claims, complexity and damage severity.
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