News Summary: Gov’t checks for tainted beef

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THE BEEF: Federal regulators who shut down a central California slaughterhouse after receiving an animal welfare video are investigating whether beef from sick cows reached the human food supply.

ON THE TABLE: The video appears to show workers bungling the slaughter of cows struggling to walk and even stand. Under federal regulations, sick animals cannot be slaughtered for human consumption.

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