California plant accused of torturing unfit cows
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, on Wednesday called for an immediate federal investigation into the safety of ground beef used in the school lunch program.
"The treatment of animals in the video is appalling, but more than that it raises significant concerns about the safety of the food being served to our nation's children," Durbin said in a statement.
(Additional reporting by Charles Abbott in Washington; Editing by Christian Wiessner)
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