Beef-recall hearing today on USDA performance - Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 17, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said he will press for "greater transparency" in the meat industry today, in the wake of the largest beef recall in U.S. history.
Testimony will come from: Dr. Richard Raymond, undersecretary for food safety; Lisa Shames, director of natural resources and the environment; Stan Painter, chairman of the National Joint Council of Food Inspection Locals; professor Temple Grandin of Colorado State University; Bev Eggleston of Ecofriendly Foods; Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms; Patrick Boyle of the American Meat Institute; Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States; John J. McGlone of Texas Tech University; and Adam Aronson of Arrowsight.