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A 7 page paper which examines the safety issues which have plagued the Tyson Foods’ meat-packing conglomerate by specifically considering current concerns, the root causes of the problems as well as proposing recommendations that can be made to improve the situation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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as a live-animal transport operation which evolved into a major packaging and processing operation (Tyson Foods, 1999). Managed by Donald Tyson (son of the founder) since 1960, the Tyson
conglomerate is now the largest poultry processing company in America, employing 65,000 workers at its 59 facilities (Worker crushed in another workplace tragedy at Tyson Foods, 1999). In addition
to poultry, Tyson also manufactures tortilla chips, animal feed and pet food which it exports to 60 countries worldwide (Tyson Foods, 1999). In a major coup, Tyson bought out
its primary competitor, Hudson Foods, for $650 million in September of 1997 (Commins, 1997). Unfortunately, this is not all of the Tyson Foods story. The corporation has been
notorious for ignoring safety standards, and have frequently been investigated by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). At the time of its purchase, Hudson Foods had been assessed a
total of $454,498 in civil penalties, and Tyson did little to "clean up its act" thereafter (A long history of safety violations but meat record has little trouble, 1997, p.
01A). In fact, conditions in the workplace were so severe, by the end of 1997, Tyson Foods appeared on a list of 10 worst corporations, which were companies which
were "guilty of worker abuse, environmental destruction, government and youth corruption, global bureaucracies and other corporate wrongdoings" (Mokhiber & Weissman, 1997, p. 9). Although throughout the 1990s, Tyson Foods
seemed immune to federal prosecution for failure to adhere to safety policies, due to the close friendship between President Bill Clinton and CEO Donald Tyson (who was a major campaign
contributor throughout much of Clintons political career), several incidents occurred in the summer and fall of 1999 which could no longer be ignored (Mokhiber & Weissman, 1997; Two die in
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