[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1694-E1695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING TEN YEARS OF OPERATIONS AT PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS' MILAN 
                          PROCESSING FACILITY

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2004

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize the Premium 
Standard Farms Milan Processing Facility. On September 19, 2004 Premium 
Standard Farms celebrated 10 years since the Milan plant first began 
operations. When the plant began its operations in 1994, there were 
only 200 employees. Today, the Milan facility employs more than 900 
people and produces more than one million pounds of fresh pork per day.
  The Premium Standard Farms Milan Processing Facility has received 
numerous awards since 1994. Just last year, the plant was named 2003 
Food Plant of the Year by Refrigerated and Frozen Foods magazine. This 
prestigious award recognizes the company's exceptional record for not 
only food safety, but worker safety as well. Premium Standard Farms 
sets high standards to provide an all around safe product. During 3 of 
the last 4 years, employees at the facility have worked over one 
million combined hours without a lost-time accident of any kind, a feat 
that many plants have not achieved even once. This spring, the Milan 
Processing Facility received the American Meat Institute's highest 
safety award: the Award of Honor. The Award of Honor is presented to 
those facilities that

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demonstrate continuous improvement in safety, based on criteria 
administered by the National Safety Council. Only 1 percent of U.S. 
slaughter plants receive this honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in congratulating Premium 
Standard Farms on 10 years of safe and productive operations at the 
Milan Processing Facility.

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