Complaint May Spur Review of Meat Industry’s Virus Response April 9, 2021 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A union complaint about whether an Oklahoma meatpacking plant is doing enough to protect workers from...
Smithfield Foods Prepares For Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution to U.S. Employees January 7, 2021 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Jan 6 — Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it is actively preparing for COVID-19...
Fired Tyson Boss Says COVID Office Pool Was a ‘Morale Boost’ December 29, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract...
Tyson Accused of Misleading Interpreters at Virus-Hit Plant December 1, 2020 By Michael Hirtzer Tyson Foods Inc. is accused of giving incorrect information to interpreters during a Covid-19 outbreak that infected more than a...
OSHA Inspector Called Ahead of Meat Plant Visit, to Be Safe August 17, 2020 By Clare Roth A federal safety inspector tipped off a coronavirus-tainted Pennsylvania meatpacking plant before visiting the next day — then failed to...
Outbreak at Iowa Pork Plant Was Larger Than State Reported July 23, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley IOWA CITY, Iowa — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously...
Colorado Meatpacking Plant Fined $45K for Worker Death December 16, 2014 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found JBS USA responsible for the death of a man who was caught...