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Company: Omega Protein Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Cooke Inc.
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $1,200,000
Year: 2017
Date: January 24, 2017
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: A dietary supplement company was sentenced to pay a $1 million fine and a $200,000 community service fee for illegally discharging pollutants into the Vermilion River.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Louisiana
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: seafood
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