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By Janice Lynn February 15, 2021 GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Six workers at the nonunion Foundation Food Group poultry plant here were killed Jan. 28 when a liquid nitrogen line ruptured and spewed a deadly freezing fog of nitrogen vapor. Nitrogen, used to freeze chicken, can reduce the oxygen in the air and cause asphyxiation, as well as death from burns from the cold.  Five of the workers died at the plant. A dozen workers were taken to an emergency room with injuries and respiratory difficulties. One of those died at the hospital and three are ...

Before tragedy, Foundation Food Group was looking to ‘start a new chapter’ Foundation Food Group at the Memorial Drive entrance. - photo by Scott Rogers Foundation Food Group was fresh off a merger between two Hall County companies and looking “to start a new chapter” in its short history when tragedy struck on Thursday with the deaths of six workers due to a nitrogen leak. “We’re excited to start a new chapter for Foundation Food Group, our customers, industry partners and our employees,” said Jerry Wilson, pr...

Capitalist greed kills six poultry workers in Georgia By Dianne Mathiowetz posted on February 1, 2021 Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 31 — Prior to Jan. 28, most of us were likely unaware of the death-rendering results of exposure to liquid nitrogen, including the low-wage workers at Foundation Food Group in Gainesville, Ga. It is used in food processing plants across the country to rapidly freeze products for shipping. People gather on Jan. 30 for a vigil outside the plant in Gainesville, Ga., where six workers were killed in a liquid nitrogen leak. Kept at −320° F, the odorless, colorless vapor is...

Foundation Food Group supplies poultry to retail, foodservice A liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant owned by Foundation Food Group in the US state of Georgia has killed six workers. The incident occurred last Thursday (28 January) at the company's Gainsville facility – five people died at the scene and another in hospital. A message posted by Foundation Food Group (FFG) on its Facebook page read: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friends and team members. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and our community during this most difficult time."  The US Chemical Safet...