A meat worker has had an unfair dismissal complaint dropped by the Employment Relations Authority, which ruled her dismissal was justified after she failed to follow hygiene procedures.
Marie McNabb started working at Silver Fern Farms in 2001 as a seasonal meat worker.
McNabb was employed at its Te Aroha branch - the company's export plant - which is required to comply with strict Ministry of Primary Industries and overseas regulations.
Breaches of the regulations could result in the suspension of the company's export licence, meaning it would not be able to process or sell meat.
McNabb's job included preparing cuts of meat for packaging.