Food Integrity Campaign |
November 24, 2020
Reacting to public outcry and extreme concentration of power and monopolies in the meat industry, Congress passes the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). The PSA is a set of laws designed to prevent big companies from abusing their power – for example by squeezing farmers and ranchers for profits through unfair pay schemes. The PSA formally established the Packers and Stockyards Administration, an agency bound to enforce the new laws.
