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USDA VETS: DOCUMENTS FALSIFIED FOR YEARS: (04/23/04): " The U.S. Department

of Agriculture has pressured its veterinarians into falsifying official

documents for as long as 20 years, former agency veterinarians told United

Press International. The allegations come as a current USDA veterinarian

and an attorney representing federal veterinarians have made similar

charges about existing internal practices at the agency's Food Safety and

Inspection Service.

 

The veterinarian -- who requested anonymity because of feared repercussions

from the agency -- and the attorney, Bill Hughes of the National

Association of Federal Veterinarians, allege the present FSIS management

takes retaliatory actions against veterinarian inspectors who do not obey

orders from superiors to sign certificates that falsely assert certain food

items are safe for export. In some cases, Hughes and the veterinarian

charge, even though food items may violate those export requirements,

veterinarian inspectors still are expected to sign the documents.

 

Former veterinarians said the practice has been condoned in the agency for

up to 20 years. "

 

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http://upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040422-073850-8113r