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Description:

Ted Genoways uses the story of Hormel Foods and soaring recession-era demand for its most famous product, Spam, to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, including the expansion of agribusiness and the effects of immigrant labor on Middle America.

subjects: Factory farms,  Industrial safety,  Hormel Foods Corporation,  Meat industry and trade,  Food processing plants,  New York Times reviewed

Places: United States