Tyson Poultry pled guilty in federal court in Springfield, Missouri, to two criminal charges of violating the Clean Water Act stemming from discharges at its slaughter and processing facility in Monett, Missouri. The charges to which Tyson pleaded guilty arose out of a spill after the company mixed ingredients in its chicken feed at its feed mill in Aurora, Missouri. One ingredient in Tyson’s feed was a liquid food supplement called “Alimet,” which has a pH of less than one. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Tyson will pay a $2 million criminal fine and serve two years of probation.
— source corporatecrimereporter.com 2017-10-03