Chinese Company Purchases Smithfield Foods

Chinese Company Purchases Smithfield Foods

June 6, 2013

Shuanghui International has purchased Smithfield Foods, one of the world’s largest pork producers. One issue concerning many like Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan), is the issue of food safety specifically citing Shuanghui’s “troubling record.” To read more, click HERE.

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