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Mar 13, 2008 2:26 pm US/Pacific

Senators Call For Stiffer Slaughterhouse Penalties

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer of California have introduced a bill to stiffen penalties against slaughterhouses that illegally process cows too sick to stand.

The legislation comes in response to the scandal over a Southern California slaughterhouse that improperly allowed so-called downer cattle into the food supply, leading to a recall of 143 million pounds of beef.

Downer cows pose higher risk of mad cow disease and other infections.

The bill would let the Agriculture Department impose a fine for a first violation, a one-year suspension for a second violation and permanent shutdown for a third violation.

The legislation is also sponsored by Senators Ted Stevens of Alaska and Daniel Akaka of Hawaii.

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