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Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has appointed a new CEO amid fallout from a Labor Department investigation that found more than 100 children illegally working dangerous jobs for PSSI cleaning slaughterhouses in 13 locations across eight states. The new CEO, Tim Mulhere, will take over at the end of April for retiring CEO Dan Taft, according to a company news release. PSSI has also been the subject of investigative stories by NBC News, including one that revealed the company had hired the same minor twice. The company, owned by the Blackstone private-equity firm, said it is also launching a new $10 million fund to “enhance the well-being of child ren in the communities we serve and helping reduce the prevalence of the rising problem of underage workers.” The company said the fund will aid “direct community services in legal aid, education, poverty reduction, and health services.” The company has denied knowingly hiring child labor and said in the past the only way that a minor could h...

Target issued a recall for more than 200,000 weighted blankets after two children in North Carolina died from asphyxiation, federal officials and Target said Thursday. The girls, ages 4 and 6, died in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, after they were trapped in the blankets in April, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release. Target urged people who bought the 6-pound Pillowfort brand blankets to stop using them immediately and contact the store for a refund. “A young child can become entrapped by unzipping and entering the blanket , posing a risk of death by asphyxiation,” the company said. "We send our deepest condolences and support to the family that lost their loved ones," a company spokesperson added in an emailed statement. "As soon as we became aware of the situation, we acted quickly to begin removing Pillowfort Weighted Blankets from our assortment and have pulled all of these items from sale." Target received four reports of childr...

Kim Kardashian says she is “re-evaluating” her relationship with Balenciaga in light of the brand’s recent ad campaign that featured images of young children posing with teddy bears that appeared to be wearing BDSM-inspired accessories.  “I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened,” Kardashian, 42, wrote in her Instagram story on Sunday.  “As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images,” she continued. “The safety of children must be held with the highest regard and any attempts to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society — period.” Following the outcry surrounding their recent ad images, Balenciaga deleted all of its Instagram posts and shared a statement of apology on the social media platform. Balenciaga cuts ties with Kanye West after ant...