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Company: Mountaire Corporation
Current Parent Company: Mountaire Corporation
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Penalty: $140,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: April 9, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: To resolve a case involving wastewater contamination, poultry producer Mountaire Corporation agreed to spend $140 million to upgrade its pollution controls. In a related class action lawsuit, it also created a $65 million fund to resolve allegations that its disposal practices harmed residents (see separate entry).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Delaware
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.