SMITHFIELD, Va., Feb. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods announced today that several of the company's United States facilities received a total of 57 awards this year from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) for their environmental achievements.

The awards were presented to Smithfield employees during NAMI's annual Environmental Achievement and Recognition Awards program in Atlanta, Ga.

"Smithfield Foods takes our responsibility to the environment very seriously. We are honored to have the hard work and dedication of our employees recognized through these awards," said Stewart Leeth, Smithfield's vice president of regulatory affairs and chief sustainability officer.

The NAMI Environmental Achievement Awards are presented to those member companies that go beyond environmental compliance by designing and successfully implementing an innovative plant upgrade or environmental program. In order to qualify for an award, all participants must submit supporting data on natural resources, financial or other metrics to document their submissions. There are four tiers of achievement and recognition awards. 

NAMI presented achievement or recognition awards to 50 Smithfield Foods facilities throughout the U.S. 

A complete list of NAMI and Smithfield's internal award recipients can be found below.

Achievement Award Winners
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, OUTREACH AND TRAINING
First Place	Smithfield Foods	Springfield, MA
Second Place	Smithfield Foods	Denver, CO
POLLUTION PREVENTION
First Place	Smithfield Foods	Kinston, NC
Second Place	Smithfield Foods	Sioux Center, IA
Third Place	Smithfield Foods	Denison, IA
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
First Place	Smithfield Foods	Salt Lake City, UT
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
Second Place	Smithfield Foods	Sioux Falls, SD

Environmental Recognition Awards is a four-tier, voluntary environmental management system toolbox. The program begins in Tier 1 with simple environmental compliance policies and culminates with an ISO 14001 EMS as Tier 4, the most complex program.

Environmental Award Winners
TIER 1
Smithfield Foods	Bergaw, NC
TIER 2
Smithfield Foods	Greenfield, IN
TIER 3
Smithfield Foods	San Leandro, CA
Smithfield Foods	Vernon, CA

NAMI recognized 46 Smithfield Foods facilities with Environmental Recognition Awards in Tier 4.

Environmental Award Winners
TIER 4
Smithfield Foods	Kenansville, NC
Smithfield Foods	Smithfield, VA
Smithfield Foods	Bolingbrook, IL
Smithfield Foods	Clayton, NC
Smithfield Foods	Clinton, NC
Smithfield Foods	Crete, NE
Smithfield Foods	Cudahy, WI
Smithfield Foods	Cumming, GA
Smithfield Foods	Denison, IA
Smithfield Foods	Denver, CO
Smithfield Foods	Elizabeth, NJ
Smithfield Foods	Grayson, KY
Smithfield Foods	Junction City, KS
Smithfield Foods	Kansas City, MO
Smithfield Foods	Kinston, NC
Smithfield Foods	Lincoln, NE
Smithfield Foods	Middlesboro, KY
Smithfield Foods	Milan, MO
Smithfield Foods	Milford, UT
Smithfield Foods	Monmouth, IL
Smithfield Foods	Omaha, NE
Smithfield Foods	Orange City, IA
Smithfield Foods	Peru, IN
Smithfield Foods	Salt Lake City, UT
Smithfield Foods	San Jose, CA
Smithfield Foods	Sioux Center, IA
Smithfield Foods	Sioux City, IA
Smithfield Foods	Sioux Falls, SD
Smithfield Foods	Smithfield, VA
Smithfield Foods	Springdale, OH
Smithfield Foods	Springfield, MA
Smithfield Foods	St. Charles, IL
Smithfield Foods	Tar Heel, NC
Smithfield Foods	Wichita, KS
Smithfield Foods	Wilson, NC
Smithfield Foods	Algona, IA
Smithfield Foods	Laurinburg, NC
Smithfield Foods	Princeton, MO
Smithfield Foods	Rose Hill, NC
Smithfield Foods	Warsaw, NC
Smithfield Foods	Waverly, VA
Smithfield Foods	Yuma, CO
Smithfield Foods	Mason City, IA
Smithfield Foods	Roanoke Rapids, NC
Smithfield Foods	Toano, VA
Smithfield Foods	Charlotte, NC

About Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods is a $14 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Nathan's Famous®, Farmland®, Armour®, John Morrell®, Cook's®, Kretschmar®, Gwaltney®, Curly's®, Margherita®, Carando®, Healthy Ones®, Krakus®, Morliny®, and Berlinki®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.

Contact:
Kathleen Kirkham
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
(757) 365-1965
kkirkham@smithfield.com

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