美国农业部长：数月后将执行自动减支方案

    食品伙伴网讯   据美国食品安全新闻网消息，周二美国农业部长汤姆·维尔萨克表示，美国农业部将于数月后执行自动减支方案（sequestration），肉品检验人员将进行为期约2周的无薪休假。

    汤姆·维尔萨克称，自动减支方案实施后，美国农业部将尽最大努力降低损失，肉品检验人员无薪休假的时间可能在11天或12天左右。

    Furloughs of meat inspectors will take "several months" to roll out, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told lawmakers on Tuesday.

    The department will send out notices to union representatives this week letting them know furloughs are possible, Vilsack told members of Congress at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, according to multiple media reports.

    "We will do everything we can to minimize the disruption," said Vilsack. "We are looking at a several-month period before furloughs can be implemented."

    原文链接：<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/03/meat-inspector-furloughs-months-away-vilsack/>