April 28, 2014

Cargill faces environmental charges

The province of Alberta, Canada is accusing Cargill Ltd., of failing to immediately report a case where samples from the company's High River, Alberta, plant's industrial wastewater system were allegedly falsified.

The government is also charging a man who no longer works at Cargill in connection with the April 2012 allegations.

The charges under Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act could result in fines or other penalties.

Cargill, the company that owns and operates the largest beef processing plant in Canada, says the test results were compromised during a time when its wastewater treatment system was being improved.

The company says it conducted its own internal investigation and reported its finding to Alberta officials.

Cargill and Pushp Pal Singh of Calgary are to appear in an Okotoks, Alberta, provincial court on the charges May 27.