In September, the Food Safety and Inspection Service issued Directive 6900.2 Revision 2.
This 40-page document provided much-needed clarification on several potential animal welfare-related issues in livestock slaughter facilities. One of the more impactful additions to the directive was a descriptive definition of “egregious inhumane handling,” which includes “any act or condition that results in severe harm to animals.” Here is the list of examples that the directive provides: