> Does the USDA inspect your meat? Not like they used to. According to my grandfather (now 89 years old), who was a USDA inspector at a couple of meat process

> Does the USDA inspect your meat? Not like they used to. According to my grandfather (now 89 years old), who was a USDA inspector at a couple of meat processing plans from the end of WWII until he retired (in the late 1980s): There used to be an independent USDA inspector in virtually every processing plant. That inspector could shutdown the entire facility if he saw fit. Now most plants are self-regulating and only get pre-scheduled spot checks by the USDA. He was pretty upset by the change in the system and the associated decline in the safety and quality of meats.