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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: IBP Inc.
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
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Penalty: $14,100,000
Year: 2001
Date: October 12, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: IBP Inc., then the world's largest meatpacker, agreed to pay the United States $4.1 million in penalties for violating environmental laws and spend an estimated $10 million to construct additional wastewater treatment systems and other environmental controls at its Dakota City, Nebraska plant .
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Nebraska
Facility City: Dakota City
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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