U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen has ruled against Seaboard Foods, denying a request to delay implementation of a slower line speed for a hog plant in Guymon OK. by 10 months. Following publication of a 
2019 Rule by USDA-FSIS to allow faster line speeds for hog processing, Seaboard invested in additional equipment to increase production and efficiency. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union challenged the 2019 Rule in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Union claimed that faster line speeds would result in increased injuries in plants.