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    Legal Issues

    Fresh Mark to Pay $3.725 Million to Settle Overtime Compensation Lawsuit

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 3, 2023
    Settlement will resolve lawsuit in which the Ohio meat processor was accused of not paying employees for pre- and post-shift donning and doffing time.
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    Animal Proteins

    Sen. Hawley Presses Tyson Foods on Missouri Plant Closures, Child Labor Accusations

    Andy Hanacek
    Sept. 21, 2023
    The Missouri senator recently introduced legislation to break up the meatpacking “monopolies,” and continued his attacks on the industry this week.
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    Worker Safety

    Boston Dumpling Manufacturer Cited for Worker Safety Violations for Second Time in a Year

    Andy Hanacek
    July 25, 2023
    Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. failed to resolve machine guarding issues from 2022 and also was cited for new hazards, says Department of Labor.
    Animal Proteins

    16-Year-Old Sanitation Worker Dies in Accident at Mar-Jac Poultry Hattiesburg Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    July 18, 2023
    Details on the cause of death of the teenager and the circumstances surrounding the accident are still pending.
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    Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

    JBS Sanitation Co. Hires More Than Half of Former PSSI Employees to Clean Iowa Pork Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    July 14, 2023
    JBS’s new sanitation company, started in May, will take over cleaning operations at the Marshalltown, Iowa, pork facility and rescue a majority of PSSI workers from unemployment...
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    Power Lunch

    Weeklong Event Makes Food Safety Personal at Golden State Foods

    Mariana Manole
    June 6, 2023
    World Food Safety Day is June 7, but Golden State Foods makes food safety a priority year-round; and then boosts that commitment through a full week of recognition, training and...
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    JBS USA Creates Company to Provide Plant Sanitation, Food Safety Services

    Andy Hanacek
    May 3, 2023
    JBS Sanitation will perform sanitation services for JBS USA and Pilgrim’s Pride processing plants after company cut ties with embattled Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI)...
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    Cleaning, Sanitation, Hygiene

    Choosing Cleaning Chemicals for Organic Plants

    Aug. 9, 2022
    When it comes to cleaning, sanitizing and pest control, chemical choices for organic plants are more constrained.
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    Salmonella Closes World’s Largest Chocolate Plant

    July 1, 2022
    A Barry Callebaut chocolate ingredient plant in Belgium has been temporarily shuttered due to salmonella contamination.
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    Floods Close Abbott Formula Plant Again

    June 16, 2022
    Flooding has forced Abbott Laboratories to close down a troubled baby formula manufacturing plant less than two weeks after it reopened.
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    Feds Can’t Link Baby Deaths with Formula

    April 19, 2022
    The FDA’s investigation into a foodborne illness that attacked four babies, killing two of them, appears unlikely to definitely link it to baby formula they had consumed.