Child labor, just like food fraud, is not usually seen as an indicator of a positive food safety culture, and more instances of turning production over to children keep getting reported.
The Tony Downs Food Company is the latest meat processing company to be nabbed and fined for child labor
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A state court in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District has been asked in a 16-page complaint by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) for a temporary restraining order and injunction against Tony Downs Food Company, a meat and poultry processor.
The state wants to stop the company from illegally
Continue Reading Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobsTony Downs Food Co. Inc. of Minnesota is recalling 48 tons of canned chicken packed under the Sam’s Club Member’s Mark brand because consumers have reported finding pieces of plastic in it, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The company shipped the 96, 384
Continue Reading Consumer complaints spur recall of canned chicken nationwide
