The processing plant, in Lexington, employs more than 3,000 workers. It is expected to close in January.
Category: Tyson Foods Inc
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58 Million Pounds of Corn Dogs Are Recalled Because of Wood in the Batter
Hillshire Brands voluntarily recalled the products after at least five people reported injuries because of pieces of wood in the products’ batter.
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Tyson Foods Suspends C.F.O. John Tyson After Arrest and D.W.I. Charge
John Randal Tyson, a fourth-generation member of the Tyson family business, was charged with driving while intoxicated, the company said, two years after he was found asleep in a stranger’s house.
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Montana Has More Cows Than People. Why Are Locals Eating Beef From Brazil?
Cole Mannix, of Old Salt Co-op, is trying to change local appetites and upend an industry controlled by multibillion-dollar meatpackers.
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With New Salt and Sugar Limits, School Cafeterias Are ‘Cringing’
Many parents and nutritionists applauded stricter federal regulations, but food companies say the changes could increase costs and waste.
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Company Hired 24 Minors to Clean Slaughterhouses, Labor Department Says
Fayette Janitorial employed at least 24 children between the ages of 13 and 17 to work overnight shifts cleaning dangerous equipment at plants in Virginia and Iowa, federal regulators said.
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Tyson Recalling Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets After Complaints of Metal Pieces
Tyson said it had received complaints from consumers about finding small metal pieces in the product. Federal regulators said one “minor oral injury” had been reported.
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Tyson and Perdue Are Facing Child Labor Investigations
The Labor Department has opened inquiries into whether migrant children were working inside slaughterhouses owned by the poultry-processing giants.