April 18, 2008


From Left to Right:  Paulette Moulos, Michele Boney, Liz Johnson, Charles E. Adkins

West Liberty Foods - Mount Pleasant, Iowa facility, Sigourney, Iowa facility, and West Liberty, Iowa facility - were awarded a safety award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council during their 55th Professional Development Conference and Expo held in Dubuque, Iowa, April 16-18, 2008.  The award was presented for outstanding achievement in accident prevention during the 2007 calendar year.

Charles E. Adkins, Regional Administrator, Region 7, Department of Labor-OSHA and Paulette Moulos, Executive Vice President and COO, National Safety Council were on hand to present the awards.

West Liberty Foods - Mount Pleasant, Sigourney, and West Liberty facilities were three of 165 businesses, industries and government agencies in Iowa and Illinois to receive an award for promoting active safety programs and reducing OSHA recordable injuries among their employees.

Iowa-Illinois Safety Council is a Chapter of the National Safety Council and is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health.  The mission the council is to educate society to adopt safety, health, and environmental practices and to provide high quality, value added training and services.

For more information, contact:
Janelle Plantz
Marketing Manager
319-627-6131
janelle.plantz@wlfoods.com