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Amid contract negotiations with Tony Downs Foods, a workers union is calling on the company to establish a $50,000 "child well-being" fund to aid the towns youth after state authorities

The UFCW Local 633 made the demand as part of contract negotiations with Tony Downs Foods.

MADELIA, Minn. (AP) – A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed

Child labor, just like food fraud, is not usually seen as an indicator of a positive food safety culture, and more instances of turning production over to

Tony Downs Food violated child labor laws, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor, and has entered a consent decree.

In Minnesota, a meat processing plant under Tony Downs Food Company will pay $300,000 in penalties for hiring children as young as 13 to operate meat grinders, ovens, or forklifts.

MADELIA, Minn. (AP) - A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties aft...

The company first came under investigation in March.

Kids operated meat grinders, ovens, and forklifts on overnight shifts and worked in areas with carbon monoxide and ammonia, according to the Minnesota Labor Department.

The young employees operated meat grinders, ovens and forklifts on overnight shifts.