Daniel Ugarte Navarro was caught on undercover video abusing sick and injured cows at the plant. Reports said he plead no contest to the two felony abuse charges and to two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to downed animals. He faces up to a year in jail when sentenced in August.
The video of Navarro and another worker abusing cattle lead to the largest beef recall in
The other worker plead guilty in March to three misdemeanor counts of illegal movement of an non-ambulatory animal was sentenced to six months in jail.
Source: Associated Press
Tom Egan, vice president, Industry Services/Membership, for PMMI, adds his thoughts on how FSMA will impact meat processers and what equipment suppliers are doing to present more sanitary design options.
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