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As part of USDA's overall initiative to improve animal handling
and food safety oversight, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer
is touring four meat processing plants in Nebraska this
week.
With him is Richard Raymond, previously the chief medical
officer for the state of Nebraska and now USDA under secretary
for food safety.
Schafer's itinerary includes the Hormel Foods pork processing
plant in Fremont, a Cargill Meat Solutions beef plant in
Schuyler, the MBA Poultry plant in Tecumseh and the world
headquarters for Omaha Steaks, in Omaha.
It's the secretary's first visit to Nebraska since taking
office in January. Last month, Schafer toured meat and poultry
processing plants in Texas. (See Schafer
holds firm on ethanol policy as corn prices rise on
Meatingplace.com , June 13, 2008.)
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