United States Fifth Circuit

Under 21 USC 601(m)(1) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the presence of Salmonella in meat does not make the meat "adulterated" under the act and subject to regulations that relate to Salmonella because Salmonella recurs naturally in meat.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2001
• Published 12/11/2001

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Melvyn Cooper, Christopher Nicholas Manning (argued), Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, National Consumers League, Safe Tables Our Priority and American Public Health Ass'n, Amici Curiae., Philip Craig Olsson (argued), Olsson, Frank & Weeda, Washington, DC, for National Meat Ass'n, Intervenor, American Ass'n of Meat Processors, North American Meat Processors Ass'n, Southeastern Meat Ass'n and Southwestern Meat Ass'n, Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Gilliam (argued), James Winford Bowen, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Colette Gianna Matzzie (argued), Mark Bernard Stern, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.