"...From a memo distributed in May 2002 to meat inspectors by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

"There are many serious responsibilities you have assumed in your role as a Consumer Safety Inspector. You need to learn your role and work within the guidelines. We are anxious to help you know your role well.

"You must understand the responsibility you accept when you stop the company's production processes by stopping the line. If a product that is going into the food supply has been directly contaminated and you can justify the production loss that will prevent its entrance into the food supply, then you will be supported, because that is in your scope of work.

"Stopping production for "possible" cross contamination is unjustifiable unless you can verify that there is direct product contamination. Verification is OBSERVATION of gross contaminate, not SUSPECTED contaminate. This is the only criteria for justifying halting production...