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Company: Tyson Foods Inc.
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
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Penalty: $5,500,000
Year: 2003
Date: June 25, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: Tyson Foods Inc. pleaded guilty to 20 felony violations of the federal Clean Water Act at its Sedalia, Missouri poultry plant and agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty to the federal government.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Missouri
Facility City: Sedalia
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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