Summary: The United States government has initiated legal proceedings against Ya Feng Trading Inc., Linmin Yang, and Kong Ping Ni, alleging multiple infringements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). The defendants, inclusive of Ya Feng, a wholesale meat and poultry distributor, stand accused of storing, selling, and transporting in excess of 40,000 pounds of mislabeled and potentially contaminated meat and poultry products, in violation of federal inspection and identification standards. They are also charged with neglecting to maintain precise business records. Despite numerous warnings from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the defendants allegedly continued to operate from a warehouse infested with rodents, posing a substantial risk to public health. The lawsuit contends that Ya Feng extracted meat and poultry products from their original packaging and rewrapped them without the necessary labels or federal inspection marks, resulting in the sale and distribution of misbranded items. The United States is pursuing a permanent injunction to deter future breaches of the FMIA and PPIA, enforce compliance with all relevant regulations, and prohibit the processing, sale, transportation, or offering for sale or transportation of uninspected meat and poultry products. The plaintiff is also seeking to recover its costs and disbursements related to this action, along with any other relief deemed appropriate by the court.