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Food processors charged with selling adulterated, misbranded poultryKansas Two executives of the Hitchin' Post Steak Co., in Kansas City, Kan., have been indicted on charges of selling misbranded and adulterated poultry products, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Craig Cunningham, 54, Leawood, Kan., and Jason Cunningham, 36, Olathe, Kan., are charged with the following counts: One count of conspiracy to transport and sell adulterated and misbranded food items. One count of selling and transporting adulterated poultry products from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota. One count of unlawfully using an official mark of inspection on adulterated poultry products without the authorization of the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture. One count of misrepresenting that poultry products sold and transported from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota had passed federal inspection. In addition, Cunningham is charged with one count of unlawfully using an official mark of inspection on adulterated poultry products without the authorization of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and one count of transporting and selling adulterated poultry products from Kansas to Oklahoma and Minnesota. The crimes are alleged to have occurred from March to December 2008 in Kansas City, Kan. The U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.
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