Read more Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23190/westlandhallmark-meat-co.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:17:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28039/usda-to-ban-downer-cattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe USDA plans to ban all so-called "downer" cattle from the food supply to safeguard consumers from illnesses such as mad cow disease. Such animals are too weak or injured to walk, which can often be an indication of illness. Disturbing video of workers in a California slaughterhouse using electric...http://www.newser.com/story/28039/usda-to-ban-downer-cattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 May 2008 2:49:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21396/meat-company-chief-admits-sick-cows-were-slaughtered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe president of the California slaughterhouse caught up in a scandal over the abuse of cattle admitted to Congress today that sick cows from his plant entered the food supply, the Los Angeles Times reports. He backtracked from an earlier denial after a House panel made him watch a second...http://www.newser.com/story/21396/meat-company-chief-admits-sick-cows-were-slaughtered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 15:51:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20337/cattle-horror-worker-just-following-orders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA worker shown in a shocking undercover video jabbing apparently sick cows to their feet for slaughter was following orders from management, his lawyer said yesterday. The attorney made the accusation as he negotiated with federal investigators to work out a plea deal for his client, reports the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/20337/cattle-horror-worker-just-following-orders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Feb 2008 4:11:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19842/disgraced-meatpacker-to-close-doors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe biggest meat recall in history will put a fork in Hallmark/Westland, the meatpacker’s general manager told the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t see any way we could reopen,” he said. The USDA has said the California company could reopen under the right conditions, but demands that it pay for...http://www.newser.com/story/19842/disgraced-meatpacker-to-close-doors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 Feb 2008 12:34:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19747/meat-industry-pushes-for-recall-cutback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe meat industry is trying to convince the USDA to ease up on the largest meat recall in the country's history, the Wall Street Journal reports. Government officials entertained the possibility of exempting products made up only partly of the recalled beef but apparently decided against relaxing the action. “The...http://www.newser.com/story/19747/meat-industry-pushes-for-recall-cutback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Feb 2008 13:08:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19577/picky-eater-decodes-the-beef-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek —it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels back...http://www.newser.com/story/19577/picky-eater-decodes-the-beef-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 17:53:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19306/usda-recalls-143m-lbs-of-beef.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe USDA today issued its biggest recall ever, recalling 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a slaughterhouse in Southern California that is currently being investigated for animal cruelty. The recall affects meat dating to Feb. 1 that originated in Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. The company distributes beef to major fast-food...http://www.newser.com/story/19306/usda-recalls-143m-lbs-of-beef.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Feb 2008 15:27:15 CST