A former co - owner of a California slaughterhouse is accused of distributing bad meat . The other co - owner and two former workers are also facing charges in the case . Smith : Robert Smith was responsible for buying meat and loading shipments . Prosecutors allege that Amaral and Singleton directed Corda and Cabrera to circumvent inspection procedures for certain cows with signs of epithelioma of the eye , also known as `` cancer eye . '' Authorities recalled nearly one million pounds of meat from the farm in California .
A former co - owner of a California slaughterhouse is accused of distributing bad meat . The other co - owner and two former workers are also facing charges in the case . Smith : Robert Smith was responsible for buying meat and loading shipments . Authorities recalled nearly one million pounds of meat from the farm in California .