Pork industry responds to Consumer Report story, calls it “junk science”
After a recent study from Consumer Reports that reported harmful bacteria in a majority of pork products tested, industry associations have responded to refute the article’s claims. The National Pork Producers Council referred to the story as “junk science.”
“Consumers Union resorted to sensationalism because the 'science' it used wouldn't stand up to even elementary scrutiny," said R.C. Hunt, a pork producer from Wilson, North Carolina and president of the NPPC, reports thepigsite.com. "It’s another attempt by that advocacy group to push a social agenda that is not based on science and one that, if successful, would take choice away from consumers."