Was FMC Food Machinery Division — asbestos documented in litigation?

FMC Food Machinery Division — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to FMC Food Machinery Division — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to FMC Food Machinery Division — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

FMC Food Machinery Canning Equipment, Sterilizers, Retorts, Fillers, Aseptic Processing

⚖ Litigation Record1883-2001 (FMC Food Machinery era); asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos gasket material at sterilizer / retort access doors; asbestos insulation on heated food-processing vessels and steam-jacketed processing equipment

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

FMC Food Machinery Division (the historic origin of FMC Corporation — Food Machinery Corporation, founded 1883; food-processing business divested through the 1990s-2000s and today part of John Bean Technologies / JBT Corporation) manufactured through the 20th century the principal U.S. line of canning equipment, sterilizers (retorts), aseptic processing equipment, fillers, and food-processing machinery used in U.S. and global fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, and specialty food processing.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that FMC Food Machinery sterilizers, retorts, and heated food-processing vessels were specified through the asbestos era with:

Asbestos gasket material at sterilizer / retort access door seals (routinely replaced during equipment service)
Asbestos insulation on heated food-processing vessels and steam-jacketed processing equipment
Asbestos electrical wire insulation on control-system wiring

Food-processing plant workers, sterilizer operators, and plant maintenance workers who serviced FMC retorts and sterilization equipment disturbed asbestos as routine maintenance.

FMC Food Machinery Division / JBT Corporation / FMC Corporation has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Food-processing plant workers at fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, and specialty food plants
Sterilizer operators working FMC retort sterilization equipment
Plant maintenance workers servicing FMC food-processing machinery
Cannery workers at U.S. fruit and vegetable canning plants

If You Worked With FMC Food Machinery Canning or Processing Equipment

If you operated, serviced, or worked in proximity to FMC Food Machinery Division sterilizers, retorts, or heated food-processing equipment during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights.

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FMC Corporation Asbestos Chemical Premises Exposure

Product Facts

Trade NameFMC Food Machinery Canning Equipment, Sterilizers, Retorts, Fillers, Aseptic Processing

Years Produced1883-2001 (FMC Food Machinery era); asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos gasket material at sterilizer / retort access doors; asbestos insulation on heated food-processing vessels and steam-jacketed processing equipment

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Food-processing plant workersSterilizer operatorsPlant maintenance workers

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