Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Tue 30 Apr 2024 06.00 EDT


Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals.

Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide were among the 371m lb of pollutants released into waterways by just 41 Tyson slaughterhouses and mega processing plants between 2018 and 2022.

According to research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the contaminants were dispersed in 87bn gallons of wastewater – which also contains blood, bacteria and animal feces – and released directly into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands relied on for drinking water, fishing and recreation. The UCS analysis, shared exclusively with the Guardian, is based on the most recent publicly available water pollution data Tyson is required to report under current regulations.

The wastewater was enough to fill about 132,000 Olympic-size pools, according to a Guardian analysis.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/30/tyson-foods-toxic-pollutants-lakes-rivers

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Link to Union of Concerned Scientists REPORT - Waste Deep How Tyson Foods Pollutes US Waterways and Which States Bear the Brunt

[pecosbob]

1. Not surprised.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

2. Me, neither n/t

[BaronChocula]

8. Me threether n/t

[Lulu KC]

9. Having that news deja vu feeling

Like didn't we already know this a million times?

[Dustlawyer]

18. Me neither. When can we start prosecuting the officers and directors criminally instead of fines?

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Cyanide?!

What are they putting in our food?

[Omaha Steve]

6. A I understand it

A small amount of Cyanide is in chicken feed. It fattens them up faster.

[FakeNoose]

4. Map of affected areas

From the OP link:



This seriously affects the midwestern states, and it's especially bad on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. Also the Nebraska-Iowa border has several dangerous locations.

[erronis]

11. Mostly "red" states where "real" men like to fish and hunt

and especially like the extra zest that pollutants give to their meals.

Wonder if there's any link to mental deficiencies from what is eaten. I know correlation/causation, but one can lead to the other that can lead to the one...

[FakeNoose]

14. River water gets polluted and it affects all of us

Even the oceans - especially the oceans. It can't be treated as a political issue.

Maybe the red state hunters and outdoorsmen aren't paying attention, but the rest of us are.

[Bayard]

5. WTF?!

That should not just be fines---top brass = prison time. This kind of crap sets environmental clean up back years.

[Stargazer99]

7. This would be common procedure for business if Trump wins

Should scare the hell out of lower class Republicans because you will get the crap also in your enviroment except of course for the rich

[Lulu KC]

10. And let's not forget the avian flu

And the chicken waste they sell to feed cattle. It's enough to make me want to be a vegan. But is there life without cheese?

[erronis]

12. "But is there life without cheese?" No, not in any meaningful way.

Says one cheesoholic to another.

[chouchou]

13. Personally, I'd love to spew my disgust with Tyson.

I've known 2 brothers (not my brothers) that worked at two plants. The tales told are the reason I'll not say more.
Can I call Tyson execs mother-fuckers...yes? Good.

[Ace Rothstein]

15. Tyson hasn't been able to stay out of the news over the last few years.

And these newsworthy items haven't been for good things.

[Deep State Witch]

16. Not Surprised

Anyone who's driven on Maryland's Eastern Shore can attest to it.

[llmart]

17. I am certainly not surprised by this at all.

If you've ever seen film about how chicken factories are run, you should not be surprised. I lived in North Carolina years ago and the stories I heard made my stomach flip. I haven't bought anything Tyson or Purdue in decades. I rarely eat chicken but when I do I'll pay top dollar for free range organic chicken. I can afford to do that because I don't eat it often.

[NowsTheTime]

19. Wonder if this is result of regualtions tfg tried to eliminate?

.......and scotus continues with...

In any case we now what they want...