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* In the 1970s, the top five beef packers controlled about 25 percent of the market. Today, the top four control more than 80 percent of the market.
* In the 1970s, there were thousands of slaughterhouses producing the majority of beef sold. Today, we have only 13.
* In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration conducted 50,000 food safety inspections. In 2006, they conducted...