SMITHFIELD, VA (WAVY) — A Smithfield Foods employee is accused of urinating on the production line.

The incident happened over the weekend at the packing plant in Smithfield. 10 On Your Side was given video of the employee, who appears to take off his gloves and pee on the production line.

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The employee leans up against the counter and relieves himself. He then puts the gloves back on and continues working.

On Tuesday, Smithfield officials released a statement confirming the incident.

Lisa Martin with Smithfield Foods says it was an isolated incident.

“In accordance with Smithfield’s food safety and quality standards, more than 50,000 pounds of product were disposed of following a swift internal investigation that revealed an employee had urinated at his station during the production process,” Martin said. “The facility immediately halted production, fully cleaned the processing line, and sanitized all equipment multiple times before resuming operations.”

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