Smithfield Internal Inspection Discovers No Unsafe Chemicals or Tainted Feed
April 25 2007 - 6:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
SMITHFIELD, Va., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield
Foods said today that Murphy-Brown LLC, the company's hog
production subsidiary, has conducted a thorough review of its
sources of feed ingredient supplies and suppliers have discovered
no feed ingredients in its swine feeding system which have been
identified by the FDA to contain the chemical melamine. This review
covered all feed ingredient suppliers, feed supplied to
Murphy-Brown owned farms and contract growers who produce animals
for Murphy-Brown, as of this date. "Our vertical integration model
provides us with a mechanism to ensure feed quality, the ability to
trace our sources of supplies and offers a means of protection
against things such as tainted feed ingredients. The model also
enables us to respond rapidly to our customers on such issues,"
said C. Larry Pope, president and chief executive officer of
Smithfield Foods. "We want to assure our customers that our
products are safe to eat," he said. With sales of $11 billion,
Smithfield is the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and
processed meats in the United States, as well as the largest
producer of hogs. For more information, visit
http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/. DATASOURCE: Smithfield Foods, Inc.
CONTACT: Keira Ullrich of Smithfield Foods, Inc., +1-212-758-2100,
Web site: http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/
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