Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed minors to use caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws and other high-risk equipment at 13 meat processing facilities in 8 states.
The products were subject to temperature abuse during storage at a distribution center prior to delivery to retailers, which may have resulted in the growth of spoilage organisms or pathogens.
Marksbury Farm Foods LLC violated federal child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by employing seven workers in slaughterhouse operations and an eighth worker to clean its floor.
There have been only 41 recalls of USDA-regulated meat and poultry products this year, and only seven of those recalls were for the presence of pathogens.
There have been only 41 recalls of USDA-regulated meat and poultry products this year, and only seven of those recalls were for the presence of pathogens.