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- 1Workers Walk Out After Fourth Death at Smithfield Meat Plant●Workers Walk Out After Fourth Worker Death At Smithfield Meat Plant https:// lemmy.ml/post/53331026
Workers at a Smithfield meat processing plant have walked out following the death of a fourth worker at the facility. The stoppage is drawing attention to safety conditions in the meatpacking industry, with commenters expressing anger that repeated fatalities were needed before action was taken. Calls are growing for investigations into the plant's safety practices and greater accountability from the company.
- 2Report says Alberta failed Cargill workers during COVID-19 outbreak▼Alberta ‘failed’ Cargill workers amid COVID-19 outbreak with inaction, overconfidence: report
A new report accuses the Alberta government of failing workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant during its massive COVID-19 outbreak, citing inaction and overconfidence by health officials. The facility near High River became one of North America's largest outbreak sites, with hundreds of workers infected. The findings renew criticism of provincial pandemic handling and of conditions in the meatpacking industry.
- 3US immigration crackdown disrupts Kansas beef processing▼US immigration crackdown hits Kansas, disrupts beef processing
Immigration enforcement operations in Kansas are disrupting the state's beef processing industry, a key part of the US meat supply chain. Reports indicate plants are facing workforce shortages as workers stay away following raids, raising concerns about production slowdowns and the economic impact on meatpacking communities.
- 4Alberta slammed over COVID outbreak at Cargill plant▼Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says
A new report says Alberta's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cargill meat processing plant near High River was a 'catastrophic failure.' The facility became one of North America's largest single-site outbreaks in 2020, sickening hundreds of workers and linked to multiple deaths. The report criticizes provincial oversight and worker protections, reviving scrutiny of how governments safeguarded meatpacking employees during the pandemic.
- 5Kansas officials urge ICE to slow meat plant raids▼Kansas officials ask ICE to slow enforcement operations at meat processing plants
Kansas officials have asked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to scale back enforcement operations at the state's meat processing plants. The request reflects concern that workplace raids disrupt a key industry that depends heavily on immigrant labor and affect local communities. The detail has been reported by NPR, though officials' full reasoning and ICE's response are not yet clear.
- 6Revo Foods aims for profitability by Q3 2027▼Austrian alt meat startup Revo Foods targets profitability by Q3 2027 as 3D-printing scales up
Vienna-based alternative meat startup Revo Foods says it expects to reach profitability by the third quarter of 2027, as it scales up its 3D food-printing technology. The company, which uses the process to create plant-based seafood and meat substitutes, is betting that larger production volumes will bring down costs and help the fledgling alt-meat sector, which has struggled with high prices and slowing investment in recent years.
- 7French food supply study ranks vegetables and meat on nutrition and environment▼In the French food supply, #vegetables & #legumes have favorable nutrition & #environment profiles, red & processed #mea
A new assessment of the French food supply finds that vegetables and legumes score well on both nutritional quality and environmental impact, while red and processed meat perform poorly on both counts. The nutrition scoring accounts for beneficial and harmful nutrients, and the environmental evaluation covers greenhouse gas emissions, land use and additional indicators, adding weight to debates over sustainable diets.
- 8Eating More Pulses Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk●Increased pulse consumption leads to decrease in heart disease
Researchers report that eating more pulses — beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas — is associated with a decrease in heart disease. The findings point to pulses' fibre, protein and low fat content as protective factors, and support dietary guidance encouraging people to substitute pulses for refined grains or red and processed meats in everyday meals.
- 9Report blames regulatory failures for Cargill COVID-19 outbreak▼>Report cites regulatory failures in Cargill COVID-19 outbreak
A report has cited regulatory failures in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill's meat-packing plant in Alberta, which became one of the largest workplace outbreaks in North America. The findings point to shortcomings in oversight of workplace safety during the pandemic, renewing scrutiny of how governments and inspectors protected workers in high-risk food processing facilities.
- 10Cargill plant outbreak was North America's largest early COVID cluster●"Within weeks, the infections had turned into what would become the largest outbreak in North America of the then-new re
Nearly 1,000 workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant in High River, Alberta, tested positive for COVID-19 in spring 2020 — almost half the workforce — in what became the largest known outbreak of the then-new respiratory illness in North America. The outbreak exposed the risks faced by essential workers in crowded meatpacking facilities and prompted scrutiny of the industry's workplace protections.