Shipping Continued After Computer Inspection System Failed at Meat Plants.

The article reports on the shut down of new computer system used by food inspectors at 6,500 meatpacking and processing plants in the U.S. for two days in August 2013. It mentions that officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledge that the failure of the system on August 8, 2013 can br...

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Published in:New York Times Vol. 162; no. 56232; pp. 14 - 16
Main Author: NIXON, RON
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Published: New York Times 8/18/2013
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