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Minnesota’s pollution agency said Conagra released hydrogen sulfide above allowed levels more than 2,500 times at its Waseca facility from 2020 to 2022. The company paid a $1.25 million civil penalty and spent over $7 million on controls; the agency said the project was completed and no later air violations occurred.

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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/28/conagras-waseca-plant-fined-for-releasing-too-much-hydrogen-sulfide
In a news release, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Conagra released hydrogen sulfide above allowed levels more than 2,500 times at its vegetable processing facility in Waseca between 2020 and 2022.

A November 7, 2023, report said a lawsuit accused Conagra Food Products of exposing customers to lead and cadmium. The supplied report excerpt gives no further details about the allegations or the case’s status or outcome.

Against Health policy
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https://www.law.com/therecorder/2023/11/07/conagra-food-products-accused-of-exposing-customers-to-lead-cadmium-lawsuit-alleges/
Conagra Food Products Accused of Exposing Customers to Lead, Cadmium, Lawsuit Alleges

On Feb. 4, 2026, a jury found Conagra negligent and said it failed to warn consumers about risks from Pam cooking spray, awarding Roland Esparza $25 million. Esparza alleged regular use caused lung damage. Conagra disputed the verdict, said the spray is safe and has been diacetyl-free for nearly two decades, and said it would pursue legal avenues to contest it.

Against Corporate conduct
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https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/business/2026/02/19/in-pam-cooking-spray-lawsuit-jury-awards-man-with-damaged-lungs-25-million/88759062007/
After years of litigation, the case went to trial last month. On Feb. 4, a jury awarded Esparza $25 million in damages, finding Conagra acted negligently and failed to warn consumers about the risks of using Pam cooking spray, according to filings in Los Angeles Superior Court.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/12/pam-cooking-spray-lawsuit-verdict-lung-damage-conagra/88641023007/
After years of litigation, the case went to trial last month. On Feb. 4, a jury awarded Esparza $25 million in damages, finding Conagra acted negligently and failed to warn consumers about the risks of using Pam cooking spray, according to filings in Los Angeles Superior Court.

In 2022, a federal judge gave final approval to an $18 million settlement with nearly 8,200 California food-processing workers, cutting requested attorneys’ fees by about $600,000. Separately, in November 2025, a ConAgra subsidiary persuaded a federal judge to reject a worker’s bid to return her proposed wage class action to state court.

Against Labor & working conditions
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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/conagra-unit-beats-worker-bid-to-send-wage-case-to-state-court
A Conagra Brands Inc. subsidiary convinced a federal judge to reject a worker’s attempt to get a proposed class action sent back to the state court where she initially filed her wage claims.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/conagra-workers-finalize-18-million-deal-in-wage-breaks-suit
An $18 million settlement between ConAgra Brands Inc. and nearly 8,200 food-processing workers in California received final approval, after a federal judge cut the requested attorneys’ fees by about $600,000.

OSHA said Conagra failed to record two employees’ work-related COVID-19 illnesses and missed work at its Marshall, Missouri, facility in 2020. The citation issued October 9, 2020, was formally settled July 7, 2021, with a current penalty of $1,458.

Against Labor & working conditions
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http://web.archive.org/web/20250214182415/https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.violation_detail?id=1472729.015&citation_id=01001
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses did not record each fatality, injury and illness that met the recording requirements in 1904.7: The employer failed to accurately record illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2020. At a worksite located at 200 N Banquet, Marshall, MO: Employees were exposed to COVID-19. On September 11, 2020, US DOL-OSHA confirmed that the employer did not record the following work-related injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2020. a) On or about April 13, 2020, an employee who worked second shift dinner line tested positive for COVID-19. This employee was hospitalized on or about April 16, 2020, until discharge on or about May 3, 2020. The employee's expected return to work date was July 20, 2020. The employer failed to record the days away from work. c) On or about April 15, 2020, an employee who worked second shift pie line tested positive for COVID-19. This employee was hospitalized on or about April 27, 2020, until discharge on or about June 2, 2020. The employee's expected return to work date was July 20, 2020. The employer failed to record the days away from work.

A lobbying filing lists Conagra’s reported issues before Congress, FDA and USDA, including GRAS rules, state food-additive bans, plant-based food labeling, SNAP, recyclability labels, salmonella policy and proposed front-of-pack nutrition labeling. The filing names lobbyists Megan Garcia and Allison Haindfield.

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https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/c7c63609-2c98-49bf-9e5e-811c6f0d24da/print/
Issues related to FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) regulations; Issues related to state food additive bans and labeling laws; Issues related to the labeling of plant-based foods; Issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Issues related to recyclability labeling; Issues stemming from Executive Order Establishing the Presidents Make America Healthy Again Commission; Issues related to USDA's salmonella reduction policy; Issues related to front-of-pack nutrition labeling proposals.

OSHA reported that on or about September 28, 2023, forklifts carried raised, unstable plastic totes near employees at Conagra’s Dinner Line 12. The agency issued a serious citation in March 2024; an informal settlement recorded in April set the current penalty at $12,098.25.

Against Labor & working conditions
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http://web.archive.org/web/20250219204551/https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.violation_detail?id=1700973.015&citation_id=01001
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): Load(s) on powered industrial truck(s) were not stable or safely arranged: On or about September 28, 2023, at Dinner Line 12, employees were engaged in work activities related to food processing in areas where forklifts transported raised loads of unstable plastic totes.

The Human Rights Campaign’s corporation page for Conagra Brands, Inc. displays a rating of 5/5. The supplied evidence does not identify the rating category or provide a date or further explanation.

In favor Workplace equity
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Food Dive’s analysis of OpenSecrets data found that contributions from entities associated with Conagra and 14 other major food and beverage companies totaled $4.5 million through Sept. 22, 2024, versus $8.2 million in the comparable 2020 cycle. Conagra said political participation matters and described its government affairs work and employee PAC.

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https://www.fooddive.com/news/campaign-election-donations-food-beverage-companies-trump-harris/728411/
Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper, Conagra Brands, General Mills, Hershey, Kellanova, Mondelēz International and PepsiCo all reported a drop in contributions between 45% and 64%. Monster Energy, part of Monster Beverage, was the lone business to report an uptick in donations, nearly tripling to $101,732. Corona brewer Constellation Brands was roughly unchanged at $417,238 compared to 2020.

The OpenSecrets Conagra Brands page displays $94,934 in contributions and figures of $480,000 for 2024 and $340,000 for 2023. The supplied extract does not explain the measures or reporting periods behind these amounts, so their relationship is unclear.

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A lobbying filing lists tariff issues related to Executive Orders 14226, 14227, 14257, 14259 and 14266. It identifies the House, Senate, Commerce Department and Agriculture Department as involved, and names Megan Garcia as a lobbyist. The supplied record gives no filing date or specific lobbying position.

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https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/c7c63609-2c98-49bf-9e5e-811c6f0d24da/print/
Tariff issues related to Executive Orders 14226, 14227, 14257, 14259, 14266

ProPublica records list contributions from the Conagra Foods Good Government Association: $2,000 on June 18, 2001; $3,000 on Sept. 17, 2003; and $2,000 on June 13, 2007. The page also labels $7,000 in PAC contributions, matching the three listed amounts.

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https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00366419/pac-donations/C00087874
<table> <thead> <tr> <th>Contributor</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Amount</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Conagra Foods Good Government Association</td> <td>June 13, 2007</td> <td>$2,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Conagra Foods Good Government Association</td> <td>Sept. 17, 2003</td> <td>$3,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Conagra Foods Good Government Association</td> <td>June 18, 2001</td> <td>$2,000</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

An NLRB case filed April 3, 2025, in Oakdale, California, alleged discharge and concerted-activity retaliation by Conagra Brands. The docket shows an employer charge filed April 4 and an NLRB General Counsel dismissal letter dated Aug. 8, 2025; the case is marked closed. The supplied record does not explain the dismissal.

Against Labor & working conditions
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https://www.nlrb.gov/case/32-CA-363335
8(a)(3) Discharge (Including Layoff and Refusal to Hire (not salting))

OpenSecrets lists ConAgra Brands lobbying reports during the 116th Congress on the Real MEAT Act of 2019 (H.R. 4881 and S. 3016) and the FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act (H.R. 6700). The table records three reports for the House meat bill, two for the Senate bill and one for the FEMA bill.

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http://web.archive.org/web/20210426202924/https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/conagra-brands/lobbying?id=D000000242
<table> <thead> <tr> <th>Bill Number</th> <th>Congress</th> <th>Title</th> <th>No. of Reports &amp; Specific Issues*</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>H.R.4881 </td> <td>116</td> <td>Real MEAT Act of 2019</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>S.3016 </td> <td>116</td> <td>Real MEAT Act of 2019</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>H.R.6700 </td> <td>116</td> <td>FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> <tfoot> <tr> <td colspan="4">*Each quarterly filing is treated as a separate report.</td> </tr> </tfoot> </table>

OSHA records show a serious citation issued to Conagra Brands, Inc. on June 17, 2024, for a violation of the hazardous-energy control (lockout/tagout) standard. The citation lists one instance and one exposed worker. Following an informal settlement on July 16, the penalty was $955, reduced from the initial $2,125.

Against Labor & working conditions
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The Human Rights Campaign’s Conagra Brands, Inc. page lists “Inclusive Benefits” and shows scores of 30/50, 25/25 and 20/20, with “No Penalty.” The supplied excerpt does not identify what the separate point totals measure or provide further context for the assessment.

In favor LGBTQ+ policies
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FEC data for the Conagra Brands, Inc. Good Government Association covers January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The committee reported $150,256.60 in receipts, all but $17.60 from individual contributions, and $154,283.20 in disbursements, including $151,000 in contributions to other committees. It reported no independent expenditures.

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https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00087874/
<table> <tr> <td>Total disbursements</td> <td>$154,283.20 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Operating expenditures</td> <td>$3,283.20 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated operating expenditures - federal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated operating expenditures - nonfederal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other federal operating expenditures</td> <td>$3,283.20 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Transfers to affiliated committees</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Contributions to other committees</td> <td>$151,000.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Independent expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Party coordinated expenditures</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loans made</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Loan repayments made</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total contribution refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Individual refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Political party refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other committee refunds</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other disbursements</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total federal election activity</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated federal election activity - federal share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allocated federal election activity - Levin share</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Federal election activity - federal only</td> <td>$0.00 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total federal disbursements</td> <td>$154,283.20 </td> </tr> </table>
About & ownership
Legal name
CONAGRA BRANDS INC.
Category
Food Products
Website
conagrabrands.com
Stock listing
NYSE:CAG
Former name
CONAGRA FOODS INC /DE/
Former name
CONAGRA INC /DE/
Former name
ConAgra Foods, Inc.

JOHN P. BRASE · CEO

Richard H. Lenny Independent · Chair

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