The attorney general in New Mexico has ruled that veterinary drugs commonly administered to horses would render their meat adulterated under state law and not fit for human consumption, reports the New York Times. The ruling deals another legal blow to Valley Meat Co., which is trying to establish the country’s only horse processing plant in Roswell, N.M.
“Our legal analysis concludes that state law does not allow for production of meat that is chemically tainted under federal regulations,” Gary K. King, the state attorney general, said in a statement. “New Mexico law is very clear that it would be prohibited and illegal.”