Armour and Company controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1980
Factorate HIV contamination controversy
Armour’s Factorate blood product was reported to have transmitted HIV to thousands of hemophiliacs during the 1980s. Lawsuits, governmental inquiries, and criminal allegations followed, including claims that evidence about product defects had been suppressed. The exact legal and historical findings varied across jurisdictions.
1898
Spoiled beef supplied to the U.S. Army
An army inspection found that 751 cases of beef supplied by Armour during the Spanish-American War were rotten. The episode was associated with food poisoning among soldiers and contributed to wider concern over military food supply and meat inspection.