Labor Department cites sausage processor for repeat safety violations U.S. Department of Labor follows up with Dean Sausage Co. after inspections in 2022 and 2023. Industry News December 12, 2024 No Comments Dean Sausage Co. fails to correct worker safety hazards identified in previous OSHA inspections.Read More
Labor Department cites sanitation contractor for child labor violations Qvest LLC must pay $171,919 in child labor civil money penalties. Industry News December 2, 2024 No Comments DOL finds second sanitation contractor at a Seaboard Triumph Foods facility employed children to perform dangerous work at its pork processing plant.Read More
USDA settles Packers and Stockyards case Lynn Hottle waives his rights to a hearing and pays a civil penalty of $4,000. Industry News November 8, 2024 No Comments USDA enters into a stipulation agreement with Lynn R. Hottle, doing business as Hottle Livestock, for alleged Packers and Stockyards Act violations.Read More
USDA issues Packers and Stockyards complaint Investigation reveals Bert E. Smith IV failed to pay timely for 1,071 head of livestock totaling $957,009. Industry News October 25, 2024 No Comments USDA issues a complaint against Bert E. Smith IV, doing business as Rowdy Livestock LLC.Read More
USDA settles Packers and Stockyards case with Frontier Meats Frontier Meats and Eric Nauwelaers pay a $10,000 civil penalty. Industry News October 24, 2024 No Comments USDA investigation finds Fronter Meats and Eric Nauwelaers failed to pay for livestock purchased from ten livestock sellers.Read More
Poultry plant pays $164,814 in fines after teenager dies from work injuries Labor Department reaches settlement with Mississippi poultry processing plant. Industry News August 14, 2024 No Comments Mar-Jac Poultry withdraws contest of citations.Read More
Safety failures from Illinois meat casing producer lead to severe worker injuries Viscofan USA Inc. faces $197,054 in fines for nine violations. Industry News July 25, 2024 No Comments Investigation finds one worker was caught in a roller machine, and another suffered chemical burns while cleaning a pump.Read More
USDA fines Wahoo Livestock Sales in Packers and Stockyards settlement Wahoo waives rights to a hearing and pays a penalty of $3,000. Industry News July 24, 2024 No Comments AMS investigation discovers custodial account shortages with a total of $228,285.Read More
USDA settles three Packers and Stockyards cases Joe Dax Tyler of Muldrow, Okla, issues nine nonsufficient funds checks for livestock payments. Industry News July 22, 2024 No Comments AMS investigations finds Indiana Halal LLC failed to pay timely for 839 head of livestock.Read More
USDA settles two Packers and Stockyards cases Dominique’s Livestock Market weighs livestock on an inaccurate scale at sales on March 26 and April 2, 2024. Industry News July 16, 2024 No Comments Rosenkrans Natural Beef Co. fails to pay for seven livestock transactions in a timely manner. Read More