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The 2012 article â€Å"USDA to Let Industry Self-Inspect Chicken† by Jim Avila for ACB News. Reporter Avila reports that the government is proposing a change of the way that chicken makes in American. Report says companies throughout the United States are being inspected by the government on how the workers are processing meats in a line of factory. The government is evaluating the system for safety chickens production. Avila says that â€Å"Inspectors opposed to the new USDA rule say the companies cannot be trusted to watch over themselves. They contend that companies routinely pressure their employees not to stop the line or slow it down, making thorough inspection for contaminants, tumors and evidence of disease nearly impossible.† This article†¦show more content†¦According to Hanson, the USDA states that â€Å"fewer than 6% of organic birds were infected with salmonella, compared with almost 39% of conventional ones.† The article was brief but the source is relevant. I will use this article to help describe the difference of organic chickens and process chickens and how USDA regulates organic labels. This source is a 2014 article â€Å"The High Cost of Cheap Chicken† by the CR Investigates Consumers Union. The CR Investigator reports the issues of the United State poultry companies’ regulations and health safety in packaged chickens. The article states the major’s issue on bacterial contamination of packaged chickens and the issue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria of organic chicken. The CR Investigator reports that â€Å"48 million people fall sick every year from eating food tainted with salmonella, campylobacter, E-Coli, and other contaminants.† This scholarly article reports details and reliable source from USDA and a professor of University of Minnesota. I will use this article to help me support the major issue of packaged chicken and organic chicken. This source is a 2011 article by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of National Organic Program. The National Organic describes what the term of organic labeling means and the method to produce organic foods. Also, it further states the regulations and production