Smithfield Foods responds to settlement with Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, noting prevalence of identity theft, fraud in U.S. labor force.

Enforcement of rule on transshipment will pause, pending clarification.

Consumers who purchased any chicken product in the U.S. from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2020, may be eligible to receive money.

Perdue will pay $14.75 million, and Tyson will pay $21 million.