Facility News
Pork, poultry processors win line speed victory
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will extend current waivers for poultry...
Processor halts harvest operations at beef facility, 250 employees impacted
American Foods Group (AFG) has ceased harvest operations at its Cimpl's facility...
EPA to revise WOTUS definition
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that...
Processor starts hiring for new $450 million plant
Jack Link’s announced it is hiring for its new $450 million production facility...
Meatpacker sued by city over noise, traffic
The city attorney of Oakland, Calif., is suing a local packer for allegedly posing...
Pure Prairie facility generates interest, future uncertain
Local media reports there has been some interest in the empty Pure Prairie Poultry...
Proposed legislation would protect meatpacking, poultry workers in outbreaks
A bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature aims to boost protections for meatpacking...
Environmental group sues Agri Star over Clean Water Act violations
Driftless Water Defenders (DWD) filed a federal lawsuit against Agri Star Meat &...
Friday, January 17, 2025
Tyson explosion kills 1, injures others
Meat processor pays $3.7M for identity theft scheme
Meatpacking company seeking variance for slaughterhouse
OSHA investigating death at Tyson facility
Friday, December 20, 2024
Nestlé spending $150M to expand S.C. frozen meal plant
Tyson, Butterball announce facility closures, impacting 1,200 workers
Processor investing $145M for facility expansion
New York processor to double capacity with $21M expansion
Friday, November 15, 2024
Hormel launches $30M expansion at Jennie-O plant
Vermont State U. launches construction of campus meat plant
Tyson in negotiations to sell shuttered Iowa facility
Federal govt. grants $20M for processors; additional money for small processors
Friday, October 18, 2024
Ongoing investigation preventing Boar’s Head records requests
Pure Prairie files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy relief
Ground broken on halal processing expansion
Co-op asks city to push back deadlines on beef processing plant
Friday, September 20, 2024
Boar’s Head decides future of Virginia plant
Tyson addresses plant closures, cattle herd at Barclays conference
Hill Meat Company breaks ground on $18M facility expansion
Fair Oaks Food plant construction to resume after yearlong delay
Friday, August 16, 2024
DOL settles lawsuit with Mar-Jac over teenager death
Tyson cites production shift for job cuts at Tyson complex in N.C.
Smithfield closes purchase of Cargill’s Nashville dry sausage plant
More than 30 hospitalized after ammonia leak at sous vide facility
