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June 4, 2010

Earning Green from the Golden Arches

Those of us at Smithfield Foods are honored and privileged to have had a long and successful relationship with a legendary company like McDonald’s with its well-earned reputation as a responsible corporate citizen.

Key to McDonald’s reputation is its commitment to sustainability. That commitment is not only prominent throughout its own operations, but is one it demands from suppliers as well. This is why Smithfield was so honored to be the first recipient of McDonald’s Supplier Sustainability Award in 2009.

McDonald’s has extended the role sustainability plays in its business through the birth of its “Best of Green” publication in 2009. “Best of Green” cataloged the finest “green” practices from within its system. This year, we are honored to be included in McDonald’s latest sustainability publication, “Best of Sustainable Supply.” This publication details successful sustainable practices from across the McDonald’s supply chain. McDonald’s has long been committed to strong corporate social responsibility initiatives and programs. Smithfield Foods is proud to be associated with a company so devoted to sustainability and responsibility.

“Best of Sustainable Supply” recognizes certain suppliers for improving ethical, environmental, and economic outcomes in a variety of areas. Smithfield Foods is proud to have been recognized in 2010 by McDonald’s for our superior animal welfare practices, such as the following:

Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus®) Program: For this project, we joined forces with the National Pork Board to establish an industry-wide standard for animal welfare and animal care. This program allows producers to become certified under an objective standard.

Animal Welfare Committee: The Smithfield Foods Animal Welfare Committee, which features a diverse group of members with varying areas of expertise, offers internal counsel to Smithfield Foods personnel on animal welfare issues.

Emergency Response: Smithfield Foods employees are specifically trained as first responders with expertise that enables them to professionally manage a livestock transport accident. Jennifer Woods, a livestock handling expert, has praised our emergency response program as “the standard for the industry in live-haul emergency response.”

Click here to read the full text of the “Best of Sustainable Supply” publication.

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Students in Poland preparing to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods World Water Monitoring Day testing in Opole, Poland with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Students in Ilawa, Poland use water testing kits for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Students in Poland read water test results for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, guided students in Poland as they test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day Students in Poland ready to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods
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Students in Poland preparing to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland preparing to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

World Water Monitoring Day testing in Opole, Poland with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

World Water Monitoring Day testing in Opole, Poland with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Ilawa, Poland use water testing kits for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Ilawa, Poland use water testing kits for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland read water test results for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland read water test results for World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, guided students in Poland as they test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day

Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, guided students in Poland as they test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

Students in Poland ready to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Students in Poland ready to test local water sources during World Water Monitoring Day with Animex, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods

Every year between September 18th and October 18th, people around the globe are encouraged to take water samples from local lakes, rivers and streams as part of World Water Monitoring Day. Water quality is then measured and maintained in a single database, available at the WWMD Web site. Smithfield Foods has been a corporate sponsor of World Water Monitoring Day since 2003, providing financial support and promoting employee participation in the event. Around the world, our employees have tested waterways together with schoolchildren, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and church groups.

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