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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
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: $299,721,466
Number of records: 337
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| competition-related offenses | $144,155,000 | 8 |
| employment-related offenses | $88,389,560 | 41 |
| environment-related offenses | $51,382,782 | 82 |
| safety-related offenses | $7,794,124 | 203 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $5,000,000 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | $135,125,000 | 4 |
| wage and hour violation | $73,888,825 | 15 |
| environmental violation | $51,382,782 | 82 |
| employment discrimination | $14,129,165 | 13 |
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $9,000,000 | 2 |
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: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type  | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2005 | SEC | $1,500,000 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats | agribusiness violation | 2016 | GIPSA | $22,500 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., | agribusiness violation | 2011 | GIPSA | $7,500 |
| SARA LEE CORPORATION | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | EBSA | $50,001 |
| SARA LEE CORPORATION | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | EBSA | $50,001 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2016 | OFCCP | $1,400,000 |
| Hillshire Brands Co. | employment discrimination | 2014 | OFCCP | $330,000 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | employment discrimination | 2011 | OFCCP | $2,250,000 |
| Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. | employment discrimination | 2010 | OFCCP | $560,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $35,000 |
| Hillshire Brands Company | employment discrimination | 2015 | EEOC | $4,000,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2016 | OFCCP | $1,582,400 |
| Tyson Foods | employment discrimination | 2006 | EEOC | $871,000 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | employment discrimination | 2006 | OFCCP | $1,500,000 |
| Hillshire Brands Company | employment discrimination | 2017 | OFCCP | $275,000 |
| The Hillshire Brands Company (Sara Lee Food) | employment discrimination | 2018 | OFCCP | $350,000 |
| Tyson Foods | employment discrimination | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $915,765 |
| Keystone Foods LLC | employment discrimination | 2022 | EEOC | $60,000 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $4,250,000 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $2,026,500 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $5,500,000 |
| IBP Inc. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $14,100,000 |
| Tyson Poultry Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $2,500,000 |
| Tyson Poultry Inc. | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $2,500,000 |
| IBP Inc. | environmental violation | 2001 | NE-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 | environmental violation | 2015 | MO-AG | $539,898 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | IL-AG | $1,575,000 |
| Cobb-Vantress | environmental violation | 2003 | OK-TCA | $1,250,000 |
| Tyson Foods | environmental violation | 2003 | OK-TCA | $1,250,000 |
| TYSON POULTRY INC | environmental violation | 2013 | PA-ENV | $5,516 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | AL-ENV | $27,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2016 | AL-ENV | $10,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2002 | AL-ENV | $9,400 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | AR-ENV | $29,430 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2002 | AR-ENV | $5,500 |
| Tyson Foods Inc. | environmental violation | 2018 | CA-ARB | $169,500 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | IA-ENV | $8,500 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats | environmental violation | 2007 | IA-ENV | $5,500 |
| TYSON FRESH MEATS | environmental violation | 2007 | IL-ENV | $60,000 |
| Tyson Foods | environmental violation | 2020 | KY-ENV | $6,500 |
| Tyson Foods | environmental violation | 2014 | MO-ENV | $5,367 |
| Tyson Farms Inc. | environmental violation | 2016 | MS-ENV | $65,000 |
| Bryan Foods | environmental violation | 2015 | MS-ENV | $7,500 |
| Southern Family Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2011 | MS-ENV | $22,500 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2018 | NC-ENV | $8,286 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | NC-ENV | $14,253 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | NC-ENV | $10,182 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | NC-ENV | $16,589 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2004 | NC-ENV | $10,341 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2003 | NC-ENV | $6,098 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | environmental violation | 2016 | NE-ENV | $7,500 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | NE-ENV | $16,000 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | NE-ENV | $15,000 |
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | OH-ENV | $125,000 |
| Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | SC-ENV | $10,000 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $80,850 |
| Tyson Poultry, Inc. | environmental violation | 2011 | TX-ENV | $12,603 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | environmental violation | 2003 | TX-ENV | $95,350 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2019 | VA-ENV | $26,160 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2011 | VA-ENV | $8,330 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | VA-ENV | $13,006 |
| Tyson Farms, Inc. | environmental violation | 2021 | AL-AG | $3,025,000 |
| Tyson Poultry, Inc. | environmental violation | 2021 | AR-ENV | $6,900 |
| Tyson Poultry, Inc. | environmental violation | 2021 | GA-ENV | $43,872 |
| Barber Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2023 | EPA | $300,000 |
| Tyson Farms Inc. | environmental violation | 2022 | VA-ENV | $17,630 |
| TYSON FOOD INC | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $26,075 |
| BARBER FOODS | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $37,700 |
| Barber Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2022 | EPA | $149,000 |
| Barber Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2022 | EPA | $151,000 |
| TYSON FARMS, INC | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $10,631 |
| TYSON POULTRY, INC. | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $9,042 |
| TYSON POULTRY, INC. | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $63,000 |
| TYSON PREPARED FOODS, INC. | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $24,882 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $28,800 |
| TYSON FARMS, INC. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $305,000 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $40,257 |
| THE BRUSS COMPANY | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $5,785 |
| TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. | environmental violation | 2019 | EPA | $86,425 |
| IBP, INC. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $200,000 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats (Springdale, AR) | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $63,375 |
| THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $67,982 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $14,362 |
| IBP, INCORPORATED | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $501,230 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $5,000 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $7,000 |
| Tyson East Feed Mill | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $5,000 |
| Tyson Foods | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $16,250 |
| Advance Food Company | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $7,500 |
| David Gladbach | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $9,000 |
| Tyson Foods | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $106,894 |
| Tyson Poultry Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $47,357 |
| IOWA BEEF PACKERS | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $9,350,000 |
| TYSON FOODS | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $10,000 |
| TYSON FOODS | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $10,000 |
| IBP, INC | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $87,774 |
| TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $33,800 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*)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 PREPARED FOODS INC | environmental violation | 2019 | EPA | $5,100 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $100,000 |
