Third-party audit of Murphy-Brown facilities endorses continued ISO-14001 certification
Smithfield Foods Inc. announced that a third-party audit of its Environmental Management System (EMS) at Murphy-Brown LLC facilities found 'zero' non-conformances. The auditor has indicated that he will recommend continued certification for the facilities, which means they meet the all of the requirements of the ISO 14001:2004 Standard, an internationally recognized measure of environmental excellence.
The audit covered nine randomly selected Murphy-Brown facilities with all nine receiving high marks from the independent auditor. The audit was conducted during the first week in May. Murphy-Brown is Smithfield's hog production subsidiary.