Noun
meatpacker (plural meatpackers)
A person involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing
Synonym: (informal) packer
CHICAGO — The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making it the first major meatpacker to face a fine after outbreaks at slaughterhouses infected thousands of workers. Source: Internet
According to Shaffer, it is more cost-efficient to buy meat in bulk, and with the large amount of meat used daily, “a local meatpacker might not be able to keep up.” Source: Internet
A Texas meatpacker is recalling several tons of smoked sausage over possible contamination by soft plastic, marking the company's second recall in a month. Source: Internet
The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making it the first major U.S. meatpacker to face a fine after outbreaks at slaughterhouses infected thousands of workers. Source: Internet
SAO PAULO – The former chairman of the world’s largest meatpacker, whose testimony implicated Brazil’s president in corruption, turned himself in to police Sunday after the country’s Supreme Court ordered his arrest. Source: Internet
US labor authorities have fined Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation for failing to protect employees from exposure to coronavirus — the government’s first Covid-19-related citation for a meatpacker. Source: Internet