Bern follows Brussels in beef ban. A spokesman for the Federal Veterinary Office told Swiss radio on Thursday that the temporary ban would come into effect immediately, after Brazil had failed to provide safety guarantees. [News Source]

Supplier’s beef pulled off school lunches. Oregon school cafeterias received more than 170,000 pounds of beef from a vendor ejected from the school lunch program Wednesday because it may have used meat from cows too sick to walk. [News Source]

Ore. schools got beef from controversial plant (KMTR Eugene) School cafeterias in Oregon received more than 170,000 pounds of beef from a Southern California meatpacking company that was barred this week from supplying school lunch. [News Source]

Federal inquiry targets slaughterhouse practices (Contra Costa Times) WASHINGTON -- A Southern California slaughterhouse Wednesday fired two employees, and the Agriculture Department opened a formal investigation following revelations that the plant used inhumane and what appear to be illegal methods to get sick and hobbled cows past federal inspectors. [News Source]

S’pore continues to import beef from Brazil amid safety scare (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) SINGAPORE: Singapore has no plans to impose a ban on beef from Brazil even though half of its beef supply comes from Brazil. [News Source]

U.S. probes Chino slaughterhouse (Los Angeles Times) Federal inquiry is announced after video of animal mistreatment taken during a Humane Society undercover investigation is released. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it was investigating a Chino-based supplier of meat to the National School Lunch Program after release of a video showing slaughterhouse workers using inhumane and illegal practices on weak and sick cows. [News Source]

U.S. probes Chino slaughterhouse (Los Angeles Times) Federal inquiry is announced after video of animal mistreatment taken during a Humane Society undercover investigation is released. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it was investigating a Chino-based supplier of meat to the National School Lunch Program after release of a video showing slaughterhouse workers using inhumane and illegal practices on weak and sick ... [News Source]

Slaughter House Investigation Reveals Sick Cows Being Processed (KFOX 14 El Paso) The Humane Society of the United States released Wednesday a disturbing video and details of an investigation into meat safety. [News Source]

Chino Slaughterhouse Probed Over Animal Cruelty (CBS 5 Bay Area) A Southern California meat-packing company was barred from supplying school lunch and other programs Wednesday while federal investigators look into videotapes that showed workers mistreating sick dairy cows. [News Source]

Meat Company Fires 2 Over Cruelty to Livestock (Washington Post) A California slaughterhouse yesterday fired two employees, and the Agriculture Department opened a formal investigation following revelations that the plant used inhumane and what appear to be illegal methods to get sick and hobbled cows past federal inspectors. [News Source]