SMITHFIELD, Va., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc.
(NYSE: SFD) today announced the United States Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) appointment of Dennis H. Treacy to serve on their newly-formed
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities (FRRC) Advisory Committee. Mr. Treacy is
vice president, environmental and corporate affairs for Smithfield Foods.
The committee, which will be composed of thirty members, is an important
part of the EPA administrator's ongoing effort to strengthen relations with
the agriculture community. It will advise the administrator on environmental
policy issues impacting farms, ranches, and rural communities, and will
operate under the rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
The committee is being developed as part of a comprehensive National
Agriculture Strategy adopted by the EPA administrator in May 2006. That
strategy seeks to engage agriculture in cooperative, collaborative, and
innovative ways, in addition to the traditional regulatory programs the agency
administers.
"I am honored and excited to have been selected to serve on the FRRC
Advisory Committee," said Mr. Treacy. "I look forward to working with the
committee to continue to strengthen relations between the EPA and the
agricultural community," he continued.
For additional information about the committee, visit
www.epa.gov/agriculture/frrcc.
With sales of $12 billion, Smithfield Foods is the leading processor and
marketer of fresh pork and packaged meats in the United States, as well as the
largest producer of hogs. For more information, visit
www.smithfieldfoods.com.
SOURCE Smithfield Foods, Inc.