Kraft Plant Recognized For Excellence in Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will recognize Kraft Foods of Kirksville, Mo., for achieving 11 years of excellence in worker health and safety. A ceremony at the plant on Oct. 22 will renew the company's participation in OSHA's Star Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).Kraft Foods was approved for OSHA's Star program in August 1994. The plant employs 435 workers who blend, cook, smoke, slice and seal packages of smoked ham and bacon. In addition to an exemplary safety and health program, OSHA's review team found that the facility had a lost wo...