Disparate Federal Rules in Spotlight

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Sun, 03/09/2008 - 00:00

Although the Agriculture Department prohibits the use of beef from "downer" cattle in federally funded school lunches, the agency sometimes allows the meat in the general food supply, a disparity that critics say undercuts officials' contention that there is no food safety reason to ban meat from...

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