Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Legal troubles inhibit pork producer

Missouri’s St. Joseph News-Press recently summarized a number of legal obstacles facing pork producer Premium Standard Farms. According to the newspaper:
*Premium Standard Farms has been ordered to pay $900,000 jointly with Smithfield foods for failing to meet a required pre-merger waiting period when Smithfield acquired the pork producer in 2007.
*A consent judgment requires Premium Standard Farms to address alleged violations of environmental regulations by updating its facilities.
*A group of Missourians have initiated a lawsuit against the pork producer over smells associated with one of its farms.

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