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The nation’s food workers, hit hard by Covid-19 infections throughout the crisis, are finding resistance in the race to get vaccinated.
The industry is clamoring to prioritize frontline food workers who kept Americans fed throughout the worst of the pandemic even as thousands of them fell sick and hundreds died. But limited doses and a haphazard patchwork of distribution plans are leading to fears that thousands more workers will get hit potentially stymieing food production in the coming weeks and months.
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COVID-19 deaths go uninvestigated as OSHA takes a hands-off approach to meatpacking plants
OSHA has not inspected 26 out of the 65 meatpacking plants where reporters found at least one worker died of COVID-19.
By Kyle Bagenstose, Sky Chadde and Rachel Axon, USA TODAY
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10:54 pm UTC Jan. 26, 2021
Normally, a workplace death in the United States is met with a swift and thorough response.
By law, employers must report a death within eight hours to the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration. An inspector from OSHA typically arrives within a day to interview workers, review the site of the incident and determine whether the death resulted from unsafe conditions.
Scott Saunders
Smithfield Foods gave its leadership team a brisk shake on Thursday, including naming a new chief supply chain officer.
The moves were announced by Smithfield president David Organ, who took the helm in November following the retirement of Kenneth Smith as president and CEO.
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va., Smithfield Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based WH Group Ltd. It employs about 40,000 people in the U.S. and 14,000 in Europe, with such brands as Nathan’s Famous and Eckrich joining its namesake brand in its portfolio.
Scott Saunders was named chief supply chain officer, elevated from executive VP, U.S. supply chain, and president, fresh pork division. Prior to joining Smithfield, he served as chief financial officer at John Morrell Food Group, and began his career at Hormel Foods.
Jan 07, 2021
Smithfield Foods has announced new executive leadership appointments following Dennis Organ s recent assumption of the president and chief executive officer role. These key leaders represent decades of collective company and industry expertise. It is a testament to our depth and strength at Smithfield that such talented individuals are within our ranks, said Organ. Building on our guiding principles of ‘Responsibility, Operational Excellence and Innovation,’ this team will carry our company forward and make operational excellence our standard. I am thrilled to work with them to shape Smithfield s promising future.
Senior leadership appointments
Seven leaders report directly to Organ, effective immediately. Each has been given a C-level title, which is representative of the strategic value of their respective roles.
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