Big meat got EPA to skip water rules with a $34 million deal
Big meat companies got a sweet deal: The EPA let a $34 million federal contract skip water rules for a Philly wholesaler.
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Grocery Cpg
Key points
- Regulations.gov identifies Food Supply Inc. in an EPA meat-products screener-survey checklist, phone-log and notes record.
- The supplied record contains no documented lobbying payment, contract, grant, ownership disclosure or financial benefit.
- No supplied evidence connects the docket item to grocery prices, labels, restaurant menus or freight and cold-chain costs.
- EPA is the agency tied to the docket record, but no decision, deadline or next procedural milestone is provided.
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Sources and methodology
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