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You eat the uninspected poultry. I’ll watch. :)

I do not need some gov’t inspector to tell me whether or not my chicken is good to eat! You all are putting way to much faith in these inspectors.

You misunderstand how chickens are produced. Large factory operations are rarely inspected. See the threads on how few inspectors there are and how few inspections are done.

Small family farmers may not be chicken producers solely. Instead it may be one component of a diversified farm. With no anonymity his operation depends on his ability to produce a good product.
If Pilgrims Pride recalls 4 million pounds of turkey around thanksgiving it is a temporary drop in the quarterly profits. But, nothing changes as there is no specific identity as to where the problem arose. Same for spinach and peanut butter etc.
BUT, if farmer John brings a tainted chicken to market the grocer will never buy from him again. He is out of business.

I would, and do, eat chicken from just such sources as they are far better tasting to begin with. Also, there is a infinitely smaller chance of contamination than a factory operation.
Don’t trust a label. Also, under WTO rules there is the regulation of ‘equivalency’. That means if another country has an inspection process it must be recognized as the same as our USDA. So, the chicken you bought at Wal Mart might have come from China but still gets the USDA seal even though no US inspector has ever seen the package.
Bon Apetit.