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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 18, 2024
A cleaning company that has employed underage children to clean meat processing facilities around the country has agreed to pay $649,304 in fines, according to an agreement approved by a federal court in Iowa May 6.
Smithfield Foods plans to shutter one of its existing pork processing facilities by the end of the year and shift its operations to a nearby plant, echoing a trend observed throughout the meatpacking industry.
