Rancho Feeding Corporation

Rancho Feeding Corporation was a slaughterhouse in Petaluma, California. The facility halted operations in February 2014, after several recalls of beef, including one amounting to 8.7 million pounds.[1] The recalled beef had been processed between January 2013 and January 2014, and may have reached up to 35 states. The United States Department of Agriculture had alleged that Rancho processed diseased animals and circumvented federal inspection rules. The facility was then sold to new owners, who, after overhauling the slaughterhouse, began processing cattle and hogs in April 2014. On August 18, a federal grand jury indicted two former owners and two employees of the facility on felony charges, including slaughtering cows with "cancer eye" when inspectors were temporarily not present. The 1906 Federal Meat Inspection Act requires USDA inspectors to be present during all stages of slaughterhouse operations.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection". Fsis.usda.gov. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  2. "California: 4 Charged in Meat Recall". Associated Press. 18 August 2014 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. August 18, Paolo Lucchesi on; PM, 2014 at 2:11 (18 August 2014). "Rancho Feeding Corp. employees charged with felony counts surrounding cancerous beef recall". Inside Scoop SF.
  4. Gee, Kelsey (20 August 2014). "California Bad Beef Case: Four Indicted" – via www.wsj.com.
  5. By Elizabeth Landau and Jason Hanna. "USDA: Recalled beef may have reached 35 states". CNN.


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