date:Aug 20, 2014
misbranded and uninspected meat.
The indictment describes how cattle were bought for Ranchos slaughter operations from auctions in Northern California and Nevada as well as from private farmers.
However, some of the cattle showed signs of epithelioma lumps or other abnormalities around the eye and were less expensive than cattle that appeared completely healthy.
The indictment says that between 2012 and early 2014 Rancho employees were directed to process cattle that had been condemned by t