2016 U.S. Bill Denies Horsemeat Inspections
Excerpt courtesy of theHorse
A federal appropriations bill for fiscal 2016 includes a provision that forbids the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from using its funding to pay personnel for horsemeat inspections at horse processing plants in the United States. The so-called “Omnibus Bill” details funding for federal departments, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and subsequently the FDA. Defunding the USDA’s horsemeat inspections prohibits the establishment of horse processing plants in the United States, because no federal horsemeat inspections can take place.
Click here to read more.
