Occupational Safety And Health

Canadian food firm fined after meat blade injury

02-May-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Sunwest Food Processors has been fined CA$55,000 after a blade cut an employee who reached into a meat-processing machine that was still turned on.

Injury risk in US chicken sector drops

18-Aug-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

The rate of workplace injuries and staff sick leave in the US chicken industry continues to improve, according to health and safety figures for the white-meat sector.

US poultry industry suggests regulator operates above the law

20-Apr-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

A collection of US poultry boards has said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans to carry out chicken factory inspections that do not comply with the US Constitution.

Oxfam report highlights poultry worker conditions

02-Nov-2015 By Chloe Ryan

Poultry workers in the USA suffer extremely high rates of injury, earn poverty level wages, and work in a climate of fear, Oxfam America has claimed in a damning new report.

ConAgra faces $117k fine for safety violations

20-Mar-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

ConAgra Foods is facing a $117,000 fine after being hit with multiple safety violations at its Columbus-based flour mill.

Packaging Corporation of America cited for repeat hazards

27-Jan-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Packaging Corporation of America faces $66,000 in fines after two repeat violations of workplace safety standards were found during an inspection.

Bad press affecting energy drink category: Mintel

08-Jan-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

On the heels of several lawsuits as well as proposed legislation on the marketing of energy drinks and shots, the category has faced an onslaught of negative media attention over the past several months, leading many consumers to question the health and...

US poultry firms recognised for safety performance

27-Aug-2013 By Carina Perkins

Nearly 100 US poultry facilities have been recognised as having “outstanding” employee health and safety performance at a national awards.

Russell Stover Candies handed $44,005 fine for chemical hazard exposure

22-Aug-2013 By Oliver NIEBURG

US confectioner Russell Stover Candies has been fined $44,005 for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals.

OSHA cites packaging manufacturer and animal protein processor

05-Jun-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

A packaging manufacturer and an animal protein processor have been cited for health and safety violations by the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Bacardi Bottling Corporation faces $192,000 fine after worker ‘crushed to death’

12-Feb-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Bacardi Bottling Corporation faces a fine of $192,000 after multiple OSHA citations for alleged safety violations, one of which led to a US young worker being crushed to death by a palletizer.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. facing nearly $100,000 fines

13-Dec-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has been cited by the US Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals.

Sensient Flavors says it is addressing worker health and safety issues

28-Aug-2012 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Sensient Flavors has defended its health and safety record after the Indiana Occupational Health and Safety Administration (IOHSA) found workers at an Indianapolis plant were exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals.

Tyson Foods cited by OSHA after death of worker at processing plant

28-Aug-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Tyson Foods has been hit with proposed fines of more than $104,000 after a worker was killed at its Dakota City processing facility in March.

Food processor 'surprised' by OSHA citation

24-Aug-2012 By Joe Whitworth

DeIorio Foods Inc. has said it is ‘very surprised’ to receive 14 alleged serious violations citations from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Cargill facing hefty fine for safety ‘failures’

13-Dec-2011 By Mark Astley

A US meat processor could be hit with a fine of nearly $150,000 for breaching health and safety regulations including those surrounding potentially hazardous chemicals, a statement from workplace safety authorities has revealed.

Bridgford Foods fined $212,000 for workplace safety issues

18-Jan-2011

Bridgford Foods Processing Corp. in Chicago could face up to $212,000-worth of fines as the US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has said it did not supply adequate safety training to employees.

Seafood processor facing heavy fine for alleged safety breaches

16-Jul-2010 By Rory Harrington

A US seafood processing company is facing fines totalling US$279,000 after being accused by federal authorities of flouting more than a dozen health and safety regulations.

Peanut processor facing fines for safety breaches, worker death

08-Jan-2010 By Rory Harrington

Birdsong Corp peanut processing company is facing fines of $137,250 after being cited for 41 health and safety violations by authorities in the United States.

US seafood company facing fines over processing breaches

03-Sep-2009 By Rory Harrington

A US seafood processing company is facing fines of more than $47,000 for flouting health and safety rules.

US poultry processor facing heavy fine over serious safety breaches

24-Aug-2009 By Rory Harrington

A poultry processing company from the US state of Georgia is facing almost $380,000 in fines for a series of “wilful and serious” health and safety violations committed over a five-year period.

Safety is no accident in food factories

13-Jul-2009 By Mike Stones

Industrial accidents are not funny. Does anyone need a reminder? Apparently yes; judging by how some headline writers and bloggers made light of the plight of Vincent Smith who died last week after falling into a vat of liquid chocolate at a New Jersey...