WASHINGTON: Humane Society grilled on not advising USDA about Hallmark - (Meatingplace.com)
February 26, 2008 – 7:37 pmWASHINGTON Congressmen repeatedly questioned a representative of the Humane Society of the United States on Tuesday about why the group did not immediately inform USDA of video evidence workers were abusing downed cattle at Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.
At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on food safety, Michael Greger, HSUS director of public health and animal agriculture, said the San Bernardino District Attorney’s office asked the group to hold the information until it completed its own investigation. The congressmen, however, said HSUS could have discretely gone to USDA earlier than it did.
Greger hinted at more HSUS exposes, telling the committee the videographer’s identity must be guarded so as not to compromise current and future investigations. The Hallmark/Westland video, which was shown at the hearing, resulted in the nation’s largest beef recall. (See Hallmark/Westland recalls 143 million lbs of beef largest in history on Meatingplace.com, Feb. 18, 2008.)
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