A $10,000 Slap on the Wrist for a Company Making 110 Million Pounds of Product a Year

TL;DR Summary: On July 1, 2023, a Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. processing plant in Van Buren, Arkansas, released 1,600 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia gas, exposing three of its employees to the hazardous chemical. Federal investigators with the Environmental Protection…