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Company: Tyson Foods
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
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Penalty: $539,898
Year: 2015
Date: January 20, 2015
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Tyson Foods agreed to pay at least $539,898 in settlement of allegations its facility at Monett discharged wastewater containing highly acidic animal feed supplement, causing the city's water treatment system to fail and allowing ammonia-contaminated water into Clear Creek, killing at least 100,000 fish.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
Facility City: Monett
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing and meatpacking
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.