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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: $414,624,519
Number of records: 183
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$19,482,23624
financial offenses$2,900,0002
safety-related offenses$2,090,263108
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$269,364,3004
environmental violation$120,571,22042
wage and hour violation$16,665,7885
investor protection violation$2,900,0002
workplace safety or health violation$2,018,919104
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.

For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon .
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
Smithfield Foodsenvironmental violation2000NC-AG$65,000,000
Premium Standard Farms (PSF) and Continental Grain Companyenvironmental violation2001EPA$50,350,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.wage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$7,750,000
Farmland Foodswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,774,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.investor protection violation2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$2,000,000
Smithfield Packingwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
SMITHFIELD BEEF - SOUDERTON INC., (aka MOPAC)/JBS SOUDERTONenvironmental violation2010EPA$1,900,000
John Morrell & Coemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,386,632
Smithfield Foods and Premium Standard Farmsenvironmental violation2010MO-AG$1,000,000
Smithfield Packingwage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$950,000
Smithfield Foods Incinvestor protection violation2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$900,000
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMSenvironmental violation2002EPA$650,000
Clougherty Packing Co.employment discrimination2012OFCCP$439,538
Farmland Foods, Inc.labor relations violation2000NLRB$241,920
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.environmental violation2022EPA$237,537
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. and Clougherty Packing, LLC Consent Agreementenvironmental 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
John Morrell Companyenvironmental violation2011EPA$206,000
John Morrell Companyenvironmental 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
Premium Standard Farms, Inc.environmental violation2004MO-AG$199,320
Murphy-Brown, LLCwage and hour violation2007WHD$191,788
John Morrell & Co.agribusiness violation2011GIPSA$162,500
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$161,525
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$147,787
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$133,125
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Packinglabor relations violation2011NLRB$117,433
Clougherty Packing, LLC, dba Farmer Johnemployment discrimination2017EEOC$100,000
Murphy Brown, LLCenvironmental violation2006EPA$100,000
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$96,750
Patrick Cudahy, Inc.environmental violation2010WI-AG$95,000
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATIONenvironmental violation2022EPA$83,061
Clougherty Packing LLCenvironmental violation2008CA-SCAQMD$76,000
JOHN MORRELL & COMPANYlabor relations violation2005NLRB$74,912
MURPHY-BROWN, LLCenvironmental violation2006EPA$73,886
PATRICK CUDAHY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$72,000
FARMLAND FOODS, INCenvironmental violation2009EPA$70,426
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$70,000
Smithfield Packing Co., Wilson Divisionlabor relations violation2010NLRB$68,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS - DENISONworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$67,470
Clougherty Packing/Farmer Johnenvironmental violation2008CA-ARB$63,300
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$60,734
Smithfield Packing Co., Wilson Divisionlabor relations violation2010NLRB$60,000
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORPORATION (f/k/a Smithfieenvironmental violation2018EPA$58,549
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORPenvironmental violation2018EPA$58,030
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$53,300
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$50,362
SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTHworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$46,935
Smithfieldenvironmental violation2019SD-ENV$46,260
John Morrell & Co.environmental violation2011SD-ENV$44,079
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.agribusiness violation2012GIPSA$39,000
JOHN MORRELL & CO.labor relations violation2017NLRB$37,500
FARMLAND FOODS, INCworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$35,800
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$35,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC.workplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$34,700
John Morrell & Co.environmental violation2004SD-ENV$34,155
PINE RIDGE FARMS LLCmotor vehicle safety violation2008FMCSA$32,230
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$32,000
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$30,240
PREMIUM PET HEALTH LLCworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$29,925
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$28,800
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$27,879
Smithfieldenvironmental violation2018SD-ENV$26,900
SMITHFIELD FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$26,400
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$26,019
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$25,008
SMITHFIELD FOODS INCaviation safety violation2011FAA$25,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS - DENISONworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$25,000
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC d/b/a Smithfield Foodslabor relations violation2018NLRB$24,513
JOHN MORRELL & COMPANYlabor relations violation2004NLRB$24,399
FARMLAND FOODS INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$22,900
Murphy-Brown of Missouri LLC dba Smithfield Hog Productionenvironmental violation2021MO-ENV$22,032
MURPHY-BROWN LLCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$21,800
MURPHY-BROWN LLCworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$20,850
JOHN MORRELL & CO.environmental violation2002EPA$20,811
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY INC.environmental violation2010KY-ENV$20,000
SMITHFIELD FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$20,000
CLOUGHERTY PACKING, LLC DBA FARMER JOHNworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$19,530
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$19,322
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. / SMITHFIELD DISTRIBUTION, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$19,255
CLOUGHERTY PACKING LLC DBA FARMER JOHNworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$19,085
Smithfield Farmland Corp.Family and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$19,063
SMITHFIELD FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$18,750
CLOUGHERTY PACKING LLC DBA / FARMER JOHNworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$18,375
CLOUGHERTY PACKING LLC DBA / FARMER JOHNworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$18,175
PINE RIDGE FARMS, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$18,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$18,000
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$17,532
PREMIUM PET HEALTH LLCworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$16,975
Clougherty Packing Co.environmental violation2003CA-SCAQMD$16,750
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY TAR HEEL DIVISIONworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$16,600
ARMOUR SWIFT ECKRICH INCworkplace safety or health violation2001OSHA$16,156
CLOUGHERTY PACKING, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$16,070
John Morrell & Co.agribusiness violation2011GIPSA$15,000
Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$15,000
SMITHFIELD FOODS - DENISONworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$14,500
SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP.workplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$14,000
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPenvironmental violation2017PA-ENV$13,600
SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$13,494
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.