Smithfield meat worker allegedly peed on the production line

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A Smithfield Foods, Inc. spokeswoman said the company discarded more than 50,000 pounds of product after an employee was filmed allegedly urinating while working on a production line.

Spokeswoman Lisa Martin also said while the company investigates the allegation, the employee has been suspended.

Martin said the incident was isolated and the company has taken the appropriate steps to ensure product quality.

"In accordance with Smithfield’s food safety and quality standards, more than 50,000 pounds of product were disposed of following an initial internal investigation that revealed an employee allegedly urinated at his station during the production process," Martin said in a statement. "The facility immediately halted production, fully cleaned the processing line, and sanitized all equipment multiple times before resuming operations."

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Glad I never eat Smithfield ANYTHING EVER due to their horrid practices

In general ...

[meadowlark5]

2. It doesn't look like he peed on the product but on the floor of the production line

No excuse because it is a health hazard, but my sister worked on the manufacturing line at Kawasaki. And it was very hard to get a bathroom break. It moved so fast, she had to process a certain number of parts per hour and if she couldn't flag someone down to come stand in her place to go pee, she had to hold it. The only people that could and who were not already tied to the line, would be supervisors or leads covering the floor. And they were probably stretched thin as well.

[magicarpet]

3. Fuck toilet breaks...

Let employees install a catheter bag too collect their human wastes, so as not to require breaks on the production line and inversely effect company profits.

They can empty the catheter bag when they finish their shift and get home.

[njhoneybadger]

4. I thought that last bacon was extra salty

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Hey folks,saw this video the other day.

Best friggin laugh in a long time. You ain't seen nothing. Yes it gets worse,Packinghouses are not the cleanest to start with. Scoop Shovels are the workers fight back tool of choice. Think about it.....

[No Vested Interest]

6. I quit Smithfield products several years ago whenSmithfield was bought by a

Chinese company.
Sad news - the same Chinese company owns John Morrell company, and likely others as well.

[Duppers]

7. "Depends"!!

"URINE is sterile because it contains no living organisms, unless the person that produces is unlucky enough to have a urinary tract or bladder infection. There are less bacteria in urine than in tap water, for example. But drinking tap water is (generally) safe because it contains no toxic substances."

- (Dr) Peter Lund, School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham ([e-mail]

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