Tyson incurs fines over vet payments
Posted: February 11, 2011 at 1:47 a.m.
Tractor trailers drive east along Randall Wobbe Lane Wednesday Feb. 9, 2011 in Springdale. Tyson Foods Inc. will pay $5.2 million in civil and criminal penalties to the federal government. The Justice Department charged the company with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Tyson Foods Inc. will pay $5.2 million in civil and criminal penalties in agreements Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over improper payments made to government-employed inspection veterinarians in Mexico.
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"Improper payments", indeed. I think the word that most of us would use is "bribes."
Another good ol' down-home American company who takes their business to a 3rd world country and doesn't give a rat's rear end about the health of the good ol' American citizens who'll be eating "improperly inspected chicken." Ain't the profit motive grand?
Take heart, Little People: there is something *you* can do about this one. Boycott Tyson chicken. Period. Buy another brand. And if you eat out, ask the restaurant staff where they get their chicken; if it's Tyson, don't buy the chicken dishes. We *do* have the power to impact this "improper decision" on the part of Tyson.
Posted by: SPA
February 11, 2011 at 3:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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