Smithfield Foods Sued for False Food Safety Claims
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) filed a lawsuit last week against Smithfield Foods for falsely advertising that the pork processor’s products are the “safest” U.S. pork products.
“Consumers are unlikely to know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has notified Smithfield slaughter plants on multiple occasions that their pork was more likely to be contaminated with Salmonella than similar products in slaughter plants of the same size,” says Ronnie Cummins, OCA’s co-founder and director.