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Company: Ralcorp's Cottage Bakery
Current Parent Company: ConAgra Brands
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Penalty: $1,375,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 26, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Ralcorp's Cottage Bakery in Lodi, Calif. after the facility failed to obtain permits and install proper air pollution controls. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $625,000 and spend $750,000 to install and operate a thermal oxidizer to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by 95 percent.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Lodi
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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