Tyson Foods — Ethics Grade D

Tyson Foods receives an overall ethics grade of D (28/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Food & Beverage. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 15
• privacy: 35
• consumer: 40
• environment: 30
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• COVID-19 Betting Scandal (high, 2020) — Managers at an Iowa plant allegedly placed bets on how many workers would contract COVID-19 while forcing them to work without PPE.
• Sanitation Child Labor (high, 2023) — A contractor used by Tyson was found employing children as young as 13 in hazardous cleaning jobs at meatpacking plants.
• Broiler Chicken Price Fixing (medium, 2021) — Settled claims that the company conspired with competitors to inflate the price of chicken for years.

Documented good deeds

• Free College Tuition — Began offering 100% tuition coverage for all US frontline employees.

Ethical alternatives

• Applegate Farms — Superior animal welfare standards and organic certifications.