date:Jun 06, 2012
f plant in Missouri has US Department of Agriculture certification, which is an advantage because similar methods and equipment are used for processing cattle and horses.
In 2011, Congress eased a 5-year-old ban on funding federal horse meat inspections, making it possible to reopen horse slaughtering plants in the US.
Unified Equine noted that most of the horse meat processed at the plant would be shipped overseas.