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Enforcement of meat inspections not limited to Secretary of Ag

By Dan Flynn on April 19, 2017

eagletoncourthouse_406x250Congress was not “clear and unambiguous,” but the “better reading” of federal law finds it did not intend to withhold jurisdiction from the district courts in deciding criminal violations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act. That finding by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit means the criminal…
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Halal appeals get meaty; federal court jurisdiction challenged

By Dan Flynn on June 22, 2016

When it went through the trial court, the case just seemed like a switch-a-roo scheme that got busted. But now, a consolidated appeal with oral arguments planned is sparking  broader interest because it’s become a question about the jurisdiction of federal courts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth…
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Sentencing in Food Safety Cases Are Not Without Complications

By Dan Flynn on January 5, 2016

After every successful prosecution comes the sentencing. But in several high profile criminal cases involving food safety, sentencing is turning out to be pretty complicated. Take the case of 74-year-old William B. Aossey Jr. He’s the Iowan who built Midamar Corp. and Islamic Services of America (ISA) into a successful…
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DOJ Food-Safety Enforcement Role to Continue in 2015

By Dan Flynn on December 30, 2014

When producers of such staple foods as beef, eggs, and peanut butter found they were the targets of federal criminal prosecution, it became a top food-safety story of 2014. But is it likely that food-safety enforcement will continue to rely on these U.S. Department of Justice-led (DOJ) criminal cases in…
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Iowa Beef Producer Charged With Falsifying Halal Shipments

By Dan Flynn on October 28, 2014

An alleged scheme to export beef falsely labeled as eligible for sale to customers in Indonesia and Malaysia has prompted a federal grand jury to indict an elderly Iowa businessman on 19 felonies. William B. Aossey Jr., 73, will make his first appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court for the…
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