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Smithfield to cease all harvest, processing in California

The company will also decrease its sow herd in Utah and is exploring strategic options to exit its farms in Arizona and California.

June 10, 2022

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Congressional report faults meatpackers in pandemic

A Congressional report says the meat and poultry industries worked with USDA, White House to advance their interests.

May 13, 2022

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Smithfield aims to reduce food loss, waste 50% by 2030

Smithfield Foods Inc. has a new goal to reduce by 50% overall food loss and waste in its U.S. company-owned operations by 2030.

January 12, 2022

Smithfield, OSHA agree on infectious disease plan creation

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. has agreed to create a team of internal and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

November 16, 2021

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Suspect arrested in Smithfield arson attempt, car vandalism

A former Smithfield Foods employee is in custody in North Carolina after she allegedly tried to set fire to company property and vandalized five vehicles in the plant’s management parking lot.

October 20, 2021

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Mexico to resume shipments from NC Smithfield plant

Smithfield is allowed to export pork to Mexico that was produced on or after August 6, but meat produced from June 16 to August 5 cannot be shipped.

August 11, 2021

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Smithfield president, CEO steps down, successor named

Smithfield Foods Inc. has appointed Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran of the company, as president and CEO, effective immediately.

July 12, 2021

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Feed efficiency part of Smithfield’s carbon negative goal

Smithfield Foods Inc. says it is committed to becoming carbon negative at all of its U.S. operations by 2030.

September 25, 2020

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Smithfield cited for alleged COVID-related safety failures

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for failure to protect employees from exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

September 10, 2020

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Smithfield: COVID-19 contributes to US$72 million loss

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to Smithfield Foods posting a loss of US$72 million in adjusted operating results for the second quarter, a drop of 140%.

August 12, 2020

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Senators probe US meat packers over pandemic-era exports

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker have opened an investigation into Tyson Foods, JBS USA, Cargill and Smithfield Foods after reports that the companies exported a record amount of meat to China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 25, 2020

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Smithfield addresses COVID-19 ‘misinformation’

Smithfield Foods has published a statement in response to what it calls “misinformation about the company” concerning its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

April 28, 2020

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