EPA launches criminal probe into Tyson discharge
August 19, 2014
(MONETT, Mo., AP) — Tyson Foods is the subject of a federal criminal investigation of its role in the discharge of a food supplement into a southwest Missouri town’s wastewater treatment plant.
Tyson revealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s criminal investigation earlier this month in its quarterly notice to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said in a statement Monday that it is cooperating with the investigation.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a six-count lawsuit against Tyson in connection to the discharge.
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Information from: The Joplin (Mo.) Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com