Environmental enforcement A federal inspection documented seven physical safety issues and a poorly tracked hazard-review process at a New Brockton, Alabama, facility holding 28,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia. Ben E. Keith agreed to pay $55,864 without admitting or denying the…
Environmental enforcement Federal inspectors cited failed sensors, corrosion indicators, missing inspection records and other alleged deficiencies at a California facility handling more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia. Airgas agreed to a $164,931 civil penalty while neither admitting nor denying…
TL;DR Bongards’ Creameries, a dairy cooperative in Perham, Minnesota, went without certifying the safety procedures for its ammonia refrigeration system since March 2022, a violation federal inspectors didn’t catch until September 10, 2024. The same inspection found a required hazard…
TL;DR Performance Foodservice-Virginia operated an industrial ammonia refrigeration system in violation of Clean Air Act Risk Management Program regulations from August 3, 2021 until April 22, 2025. Violations included missing valve identification tags, absent ammonia hazard warning labels, excessive ice…
Chemical Safety Violation EvilCorporations.com • EPA Docket No. CAA-03-2026-0133 • 6.7 min read TL;DR Clemens Food Group, LLC operates a pork processing facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania containing 201,852 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, a toxic industrial refrigerant regulated under the Clean…
EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. MM-07-2026-0187 | Mexico, Missouri • 6.9 min read TL;DR Creative Food Ingredients, Inc. operates a cookie manufacturing facility at 1400 Vance Road in Mexico, Missouri. It stores more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in its…
Scribner Grain & Lumber Caught Venting Toxic Gas TL;DR Scribner Grain & Lumber Company, an agricultural business in Scribner, Nebraska, was caught by the EPA violating the federal Clean Air Act. The company stored more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous…
Moxba’s Paper-Thin Safety Plan TL;DR Moxba Innovations LLC, a Missouri fertilizer manufacturer, was caught by the EPA operating with more than 10,000 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia without following basic federal safety laws. An EPA inspection found the company faked…
(TL;DR): Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. endangered its workers and the community in Sherman, Texas, by neglecting critical safety protocols for handling over 10,000 pounds of hazardous anhydrous ammonia. An accidental chemical release of this highly toxic compound triggered an investigation…
Environmental Enforcement / Industrial Hazards / Clean Air Act Toxic Leak, Pocket Change Fine FGF Brands released a toxic cloud of ammonia at its Indiana bakery, racked up nine separate safety violations, and walked away paying $133,857, less than what…