Without federal inspection, an establishment may not produce or process meat or poultry products, and therefore must cease operations.

In addition to federal inspections, railroads must check their tracks as often as every week.

The absence of federal inspection led to abuses.

All banks had to undergo a federal inspection to deem if they were stable enough to re-open.

The agreement gave Wal-Mart advance notice of federal inspections.

The first idea to fall was that of a nationwide system of federal inspections.

But she said the cases illustrated what could go wrong in the vastly expanded federal inspection program begun last month.

Drivers must have commercial licenses and buses must pass a federal inspection at least once a year.

If they want a voluntary federal inspection, processors must pay, which pushes prices up.

The weeklong federal inspection began on July 23, 2007.