date:May 16, 2012
The company noted that the job losses are directly attributable to a widespread campaign of misinformation about the company's ammonia-treated beef.
The second round of layoffs will affect the company's accounting, logistics, engineering and human resources departments, as well as a machine and assembly shop in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
In March, a public outcry erupted after a social media campaign was initiated against the use of ammonia-treated beef product, which is used as a filler for gr