Inspectors Close 3 N.Y. Meat Plants
From Times Wire Reports
Special inspectors from Nebraska who began just this week examining meat plants in New York City already have shut down three of the 15 facilities they looked at, the Agriculture Department told a Senate committee.
Outside inspectors were called in amid widespread allegations of safety lapses, mismanagement and possible criminal misconduct in enforcing meat safety regulations in the New York area.
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