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Bad Beef; Lessons learned from the largest meat recall in U.S. history

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20080228
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NOT SINCE Upton Sinclair's 1906 book "The Jungle" has the American meat market been this shaken. On Jan. 30, the Humane Society of the United States released undercover video showing employees at a Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. plant abusing and forcing into the slaughterhouse animals that could not stand. The actions contained in this footage constitute a violation of federal animal cruelty laws as well as food safety legislation. Animals that can't stand -- so-called "downer" animals -- cannot be used for human consumption without the approval of an Agriculture Department inspector; ...

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