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Smithfield Foods recognised for environmental and workplace safety efforts

22-03-2011 | |

Smithfield Foods, Inc said that numerous of the company’s facilities were recognised for their environmental and worker safety efforts during the American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) Annual Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment held March 9-10 in Kansas City, Missouri.

“Smithfield is extremely proud and honored to have received these awards,” said Dennis H. Treacy, senior vice president of corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer. “These awards demonstrate our commitment to constantly evolving our environmental and worker safety programs as part of our overall corporate social responsibility program,” Treacy continued.
 
Five Smithfield Foods facilities were honored with Environmental Achievement Awards, which are presented to member companies that go beyond environmental compliance by designing and successfully implementing an innovative plant upgrade or environmental program.
 
Environmental Outreach to the Public
·  First Place: Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. — Smithfield, Virginia
·  Second Place: Patrick Cudahy, Inc. — Cudahy, Wisconsin
·  Second Place: Premium Pet Health — Denver, Colorado
 
Pollution Prevention
· First Place: Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. — Smithfield, Virginia
 
Resource Conservation
·  Second Place: John Morrell & Co. — Cincinnati, Ohio
 
AMIF also recognized 33 Smithfield Foods facilities with Environmental Recognition Awards:
 
 
 
814 Americas, Inc.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Junction City, Kansas
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Mason City, Iowa
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Peru, Indiana
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
St. James, Minnesota
Carando Foods
Springfield, Massachusetts
Cook’s Ham, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
Cook’s Ham, Inc.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Curly’s Foods, Inc.
Sioux City, Iowa
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Arnold, Pennsylvania
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Carroll, Iowa
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Crete, Nebraska
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Cumming, Georgia
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Denison, Iowa
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Milan, Missouri
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Monmouth, Illinois
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Wichita, Kansas
Golden Crisp Premium Foods, Inc.
Sioux Center, Iowa
John Morrell & Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
John Morrell & Co
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mohawk Packing Company
San Jose, California
Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
Cudahy, Wisconsin
Premium Pet Health
Denver, Colorado
Saratoga Specialties
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Clayton, North Carolina
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Landover, Maryland
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Toano, Virginia
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Wilson, North Carolina
St. Charles Dry Sausage
St. Charles, Illinois
At the same time, five Smithfield Foods facilities were recognized with Worker Safety Awards of Honor. Worker Safety Awards are based on evaluation of each eligible facility’s actual safety performance, as well as its implementation of various key components of an effective safety and health program.
 
Award of Honor
Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC — Omaha, Nebraska
Smithfield Packing Co, Inc. — Clinton, North Carolina
Farmland Foods, Inc. — Milan, Missouri
Farmland Foods, Inc. — Crete, Nebraska
Farmland Foods, Inc. — Denison, Iowa
An additional 23 Smithfield Foods facilities were recognized for outstanding achievements in workplace safety and received Worker Safety Awards: 
 
Merit
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Junction City, Kansas
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Mason City, Iowa
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
Peru, Indiana
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
St. Charles, Illinois
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC
St. James, Minnesota
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Cumming, Georgia
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Monmouth, Illinois
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Wichita, Kansas
Golden Crisp Premium Foods
Sioux Center, Iowa
John Morrell & Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Grayson, Kentucky
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Kinston, North Carolina
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Tar Heel, North Carolina
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Wilson, North Carolina
 
Award of Commendation
Cook’s Ham, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
Curly’s Foods, Inc.
Sioux City, Iowa
Farmland Foods, Inc.
Carroll, Iowa
Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
Cudahy, Wisconsin
 
Certificate of Recognition
Carando Foods
Springfield, Massachusetts
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Landover, Maryland
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
 

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