BPI suspends operations in 3 plants; 700 employees affected
Beef Products Inc. has announced that it is temporarily suspending operations at three of its plants. The facilities in Amarillo, Texas; Garden City, Kan.; and Waterloo, Iowa had been manufacturing lean finely textured beef, which has come under fire as “pink slime” from consumer news media and anti-meat industry activists.
About 200 employees at each of the three plants will get full salary and benefits for 60 days during the suspension. The company's plant at its Dakota Dunes, S.D., headquarters will continue operations, reports the Associated Press.