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Company: Chiquita Processed Foods
Current Parent Company: Seneca Foods
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Penalty: $113,234
Year: 2003
Date: April 22, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Chiquita Processed Foods agreed to pay $105,000 to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund and $8,234 to the Illinois Wildlife and Fish Fund in settlement of charges of water pollution violations when 40,000 gallons of pumpkin processing waste escaped from a ruptured wastewater line, killing approximately 31,000 fish.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Princeville
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
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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