DOJ: Pilgrim’s Pride Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing, Sentenced to a $107M Criminal Fine

February 24, 2021 Perishable News

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately $107 million in criminal fines for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department of Justice announced today.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation Recalls Breaded Popcorn Chicken Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

February 4, 2019 USDA FSIS

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Mt. Pleasant, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 58,020 pounds of not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.