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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: WH Group
Ownership Structure: privately held
Headquartered in: China
Major Industry: food products
Specific Industry: meatpacking
Penalty total since 2000: $414,693,684
Number of records: 189
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
competition-related offenses$269,580,8007
environment-related offenses$120,571,22042
employment-related offenses$19,506,25926
financial offenses$2,900,0002
safety-related offenses$2,135,405112
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$269,364,3004
environmental violation$66,652,43116
water pollution violation$52,401,9165
wage and hour violation$16,681,8116
investor protection violation$2,900,0002
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
MURPHY-BROWN LLCworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$7,640
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$10,942
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$60,734
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$27,879
KANSAS CITY SAUSAGE COMPANY, LLC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$25,247
SMITHFIELD FOODS - DENISONworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$25,000
SMITHFIELD FARMLANDworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$9,000
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$11,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$18,000
SMITHFIELD FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$20,000
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$7,000
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$17,532
SMITHFIELD FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$18,750
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$7,500
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS - DENISONworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$11,162
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$8,619
Clougherty Packing Co.employment discrimination2012OFCCP$439,538
JOHN MORRELL & CO.labor relations violation2017NLRB$37,500
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Packinglabor relations violation2011NLRB$117,433
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$28,800
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$15,000
Smithfield Packing Co., Wilson Divisionlabor relations violation2010NLRB$60,000
Smithfield Packing Co., Wilson Divisionlabor relations violation2010NLRB$68,000
Smithfield Foods, Inc., and Smithfield Packing Co., Tar Heel Divisionlabor relations violation2009NLRB$10,000
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Packing Co., Tar Heel Divisionlabor relations violation2009NLRB$6,000
Smithfield Foods, Inc and Smithfield Packing Co., Tar Heel Divisionlabor relations violation2009NLRB$5,000
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$147,787
JOHN MORRELL & COMPANYlabor relations violation2005NLRB$74,912
JOHN MORRELL & COMPANYlabor relations violation2004NLRB$24,399
JOHN MORRELL COMPANYlabor relations violation2003NLRB$9,951
Farmland Foods, Inc.labor relations violation2000NLRB$241,920
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC d/b/a Smithfield Foodslabor relations violation2018NLRB$24,513
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.labor relations violation2021NLRB$8,000
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.air pollution violation2015NC-ENV$5,955
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.air pollution violation2014NC-ENV$7,118
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.air pollution violation2012NC-ENV$6,327
Murphy-Brown, LLCenvironmental violation2021NC-ENV$5,559
Murphy-Brown, LLCenvironmental violation2023NC-ENV$5,675
Smithfield Foodsenvironmental violation2000NC-AG$65,000,000
Murphy-Brown of Missouri LLC dba Smithfield Hog Productionenvironmental violation2021MO-ENV$22,032
Premium Standard Farms, Inc.environmental violation2004MO-AG$199,320
Smithfield Foods and Premium Standard Farmsenvironmental violation2010MO-AG$1,000,000
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY INC.water pollution violation2010KY-ENV$20,000
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INC.air pollution violation2010KY-ENV$7,500
Smithfieldwage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$16,023
Farmland Foods, Inc.environmental violation2013IA-ENV$10,000
John Morrell & Co.environmental violation2007IA-ENV$5,400
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.agribusiness violation2012GIPSA$39,000
John Morrell & Co.agribusiness violation2011GIPSA$162,500
John Morrell & Co.agribusiness violation2011GIPSA$15,000
John Morrell Corporationrailroad safety violation2001FRA$8,834
PINE RIDGE FARMS LLCmotor vehicle safety violation2008FMCSA$32,230
PINE RIDGE FARMS LLCmotor vehicle safety violation2006FMCSA$5,280
SMITHFIELD FOODS INCaviation safety violation2011FAA$25,000
John Morrell Companyenvironmental violation2011EPA$206,000
Premium Standard Farms (PSF) and Continental Grain Companywater pollution violation2001EPA$50,350,000
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.air pollution violation2022EPA$237,537
SMITHFIELD BEEF - SOUDERTON INC., (aka MOPAC)/JBS SOUDERTONwater pollution violation2010EPA$1,900,000
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORPORATION (f/k/a Smithfieair pollution violation2018EPA$58,549
MURPHY-BROWN, LLCwater pollution violation2006EPA$73,886
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATIONair pollution violation2022EPA$83,061
JOHN MORRELL & CO.environmental violation2002EPA$20,811
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMSair pollution violation2002EPA$650,000
FARMLAND FOODS, INCair pollution violation2009EPA$70,426
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORPwater pollution violation2018EPA$58,030
John Morrell Companyair pollution violation2011EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $206,000
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. and Clougherty Packing, LLC Consent Agreementair pollution violation2022EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $237,537
Premium Standard Farms of NC, Inc.air pollution violation2006EPA$6,000
Murphy Brown, LLCair pollution violation2006EPA$100,000
Clougherty Packing, LLC, dba Farmer Johnemployment discrimination2017EEOC$100,000
Smithfield Foods Incinvestor protection violation2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$900,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.investor protection violation2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$2,000,000
Clougherty Packing LLC and Hormel Foodsair pollution violation2009CA-SCAQMD$8,400
Clougherty Packing LLCair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$76,000
Clougherty Packing Companyair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Clougherty Packing Co.air pollution violation2004CA-SCAQMD$10,000
Clougherty Packing Co.air pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$16,750
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.air pollution violation2022CA-SCAQMD$9,950
Clougherty Packing/Farmer Johnair pollution violation2008CA-ARB$63,300
Smithfield Packingwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Farmland Foodswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,774,000
Smithfield Packingwage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$950,000
John Morrell & Coemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,386,632
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.wage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$7,750,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$77,364,300
Smithfield Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.