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Current Parent Company Name: Tyson Foods
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol TSN)
Headquartered in: Arkansas
Major Industry: food products
Specific Industry: poultry processing and meatpacking
Penalty total since 2000: $299,853,540
Number of records: 346
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
competition-related offenses$144,170,0009
employment-related offenses$88,389,56041
environment-related offenses$51,396,78284
safety-related offenses$7,897,198209
consumer-protection-related offenses$5,000,0001
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$135,125,0004
wage and hour violation$73,888,82515
environmental violation$28,617,83857
water pollution violation$16,582,26510
employment discrimination$14,129,16513
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Tyson Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$99,000,000
Tyson Foodswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Tyson Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$21,000,000
IBP Inc.environmental violation2001EPA$14,100,000
Tyson Foodsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023WA-AG$10,500,000
IBPwage and hour violation2006private lawsuit-federal$10,200,000
IBP and Tyson Fresh Meatswage and hour violation2006private lawsuit-federal$9,678,727
IOWA BEEF PACKERSenvironmental violation2009EPA$9,350,000
Tyson Foodswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$7,750,000
Tyson Foodswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$5,785,757
Tyson Foods Inc.water pollution violation2003EPA$5,500,000
Tyson Foods Inc.Foreign Corrupt Practices Act2011SEC$5,000,000
Tyson Foods Inc.consumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
Tyson Foods Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$4,625,000
Tyson Foodswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$4,420,271
Sara Lee Foods Inc.food safety violation2001USAO$4,400,000
Tyson Foods Incair pollution violation2013EPA$4,250,000
TYSON FOODS, INCenvironmental violation2013EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,250,000
Tyson Foods Inc.Foreign Corrupt Practices Act2011DOJ_CRIMINAL$4,000,000
Hillshire Brands Companyemployment discrimination2015EEOC$4,000,000
Tyson Farms, Inc.water pollution violation2021AL-AG$3,025,000
Tyson Poultry Inc.water pollution violation2017EPA$2,500,000
Tyson Poultry Inc.water pollution violation2018EPA$2,500,000
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.employment discrimination2011OFCCP$2,250,000
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.environmental violation2009EPA$2,026,500
IBP Inc.environmental violation2001NE-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,850,000
Tyson Foods, Inc.employment discrimination2016OFCCP$1,582,400
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.air pollution violation2007IL-AG$1,575,000
Tyson Foods, Inc.accounting fraud or deficiencies2005SEC$1,500,000
Tyson Foods Inc.employment discrimination2006OFCCP$1,500,000
Tyson Foods, Inc.investor protection violation2021CFTC$1,500,000
Tyson Foods, Inc.employment discrimination2016OFCCP$1,400,000
Sara Lee Corporationwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
Cobb-Vantresswater pollution violation2003OK-TCA$1,250,000
Tyson Foodswater pollution violation2003OK-TCA$1,250,000
Tyson Foodswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$950,000
Tyson Foodsemployment discrimination2015private lawsuit-federal$915,765
Tyson Foodsemployment discrimination2006EEOC$871,000
Sara Lee Corporationwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$725,000
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.employment discrimination2010OFCCP$560,000
Tyson Foodswater pollution violation2015MO-AG$539,898
IBP, INCORPORATEDenvironmental violation2002EPA$501,230
Tyson Foods, Inc.wage and hour violation2013WHD$500,000
Hillshire Brandswage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$425,000
The Hillshire Brands Company (Sara Lee Food)employment discrimination2018OFCCP$350,000
Hillshire Brands Co.employment discrimination2014OFCCP$330,000
TYSON FARMS, INC.environmental violation2014EPA$305,000
Barber Foods, LLCenvironmental violation2023EPA$300,000
Hillshire Brands Companyemployment discrimination2017OFCCP$275,000
IBP, INC.environmental violation2001EPA$200,000
TYSON FOODS, INC., DBA RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$195,000
Tyson Foods Inc.air pollution violation2018CA-ARB$169,500
Barber Foods LLCenvironmental violation2022EPA$151,000
Barber Foods LLCenvironmental violation2022EPA$149,000
Tyson Foods, Inclabor relations violation2019NLRB$132,349
Pierre Foods, Inc.environmental violation2007OH-ENV$125,000
Tyson Foodsenvironmental violation2016EPA$106,894
TYSON FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$105,000
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$103,702
Tyson Foods, Inc.environmental violation2006EPA$100,000
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.environmental violation2003TX-ENV$95,350
TYSON FOODS INC.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$91,000
IBP, INCenvironmental violation2003EPA$87,774
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.environmental violation2019EPA$86,425
Tyson Farms, Inc.environmental violation2018TX-ENV$80,850
TYSON FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$80,000
TYSON DELI, INC.workplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$80,000
TYSON FOODS INCworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$78,150
TYSON CHICKEN INCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$70,000
TYSON FARMS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$68,265
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDSenvironmental violation2015EPA$67,982
TYSON FOODS, INC./TYSON FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$67,816
Tyson Farms Inc.environmental violation2016MS-ENV$65,000
Tyson Fresh Meats (Springdale, AR)environmental violation2011EPA$63,375
TYSON POULTRY, INC.environmental violation2018EPA$63,000
TYSON FRESH MEATSair pollution violation2007IL-ENV$60,000
Keystone Foods LLCemployment discrimination2022EEOC$60,000
TYSON FOODS, INC./TYSON FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$58,128
TYSON FOODS INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$55,000
ADVANCEDPIERRE FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$52,568
SARA LEE CORPORATIONbenefit plan administrator violation2007EBSA$50,001
SARA LEE CORPORATIONbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
ADVANCE PIERRE, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$50,000
KEYSTONE FOODSworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$48,000
TYSON FOODS INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$48,000
Tyson Poultry Inc.environmental violation2020EPA$47,357
SARA LEE CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$46,600
Tyson Poultry, Inc.environmental violation2021GA-ENV$43,872
TYSON PREPARED FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$40,959
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$40,482
TYSON FOODS, INC.environmental violation2014EPA$40,257
TYSON FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$40,000
BARBER FOODSenvironmental violation2006EPA$37,700
TYSON FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$37,436
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$35,420
Tyson Foods, Inc.employment discrimination2012EEOC$35,000
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$35,000
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$34,375
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INCenvironmental violation2006EPA$33,800
TYSON FOODS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$31,351
Tyson Fresh Meats I Joslinwage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$30,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.