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Smithfield to Pay $2 Million in Minnesota Child Labor Violation Settlement

Nov 18 2024 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced...

Smithfield to Pay $13,494 Over Coronavirus Hazards at South Dakota Facility

Nov 17 2021 // Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. – the country’s largest pork processor – has agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will...

House Committee to Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks

Feb 2 2021 // A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration adequately enforced worker safety rules.Representative James...

Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict

Nov 24 2020 // A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby...

Coronavirus Safety: U.S. Behind Global Rivals in Protecting Meat Plant Workers

Sep 22 2020 // The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though the nation’s plants were among the first to confront rampant cases across...

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