Legal News

Illinois sues Chicago feed plant over foul odors

State and city officials allege facility violated environmental laws and burdened residents for years.

Bin monitoring patent dispute heads to federal court

The lawsuit alleges infringement of feed bin monitoring technology.

Illinois feed plant to pay $185,000 in fines

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a consent decree requiring the Prestige Feed Products to pay penalties for air and noise pollution violations.

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Animal feed fraud punished in Bangladesh

A fine has been issued to a company producing and selling feed fraudulently.

Federal judge lets part of Triumph Foods’ Prop 12 challenge move forward

A court will allows the meat processor to continue pressing a Commerce Clause challenge to the state’s pig confinement law while tossing a separate due process claim.

Moldovan official detained in animal feed import corruption case

Officers of the Moldova’s National Anticorruption Center detained a state secretary from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and the representative of an economic agent in a criminal case initiated on corruption charges.

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Feed plant settles odor lawsuit for $900K

Mount Prospect, Illinois, residents complained for years about smells from Prestige Feed Products facility that processed cheese materials.

Brazil sues JBS, Cargill over labor abuses in supply chains

Brazilian prosecutors seek US$47 million from two multinational agrifood companies over forced labor conditions found in cattle and soy supply chains.

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California man gets 3 years for $4.8M canola theft

A Fresno man and his accomplice stole millions of dollars' worth of canola meant for cattle feed, then sold it to farms and dairies through a Texas contact.

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DSM-Firmenich successfully defends 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 patent in China

DSM-Firmenich has received a favorable judgement issued by Beijing Intellectual Property Court, which upheld the decision of the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

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Large-scale grain corruption scheme alleged in Ukraine

Investigators claim the management of Ukraine’s national grain market operator conspired to seize grain from the State Food and Grain Corp.

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Agri Stats modifies benchmarking reports after settlement

Terms of the settlement in antitrust lawsuits called for the company to either discontinue the reports or “substantially reshape” them.

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