"The New Jersey-based company acknowledged violations in September 2025, admitting its Napoleon, Ohio canning plant illegally dumped wastewater more than 5,400 times from April 2018 to December 2024, breaking federal water pollution laws. Environmental groups sued Campbell's in March 2024, alleging repeated exceedances of effluent limits of pollutants were released into the Maumee River, which feeds into Lake Erie. A trial to determine penalties and cleanup requirements is scheduled for 2026."
"'I don't wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer,' the person identified by the former employee as Bally can be heard in the recording provided to Detroit's Local News 4. A company spokesperson told Daily Mail that the chicken used in Campbell's soups comes from USDA-approved US suppliers and meets all company quality standards, including 'No Antibiotics Ever' protocols. According to a statement from Campbell's on Wednesday, Bally was fired following the release of the alleged audio."
Campbell's acknowledged in September 2025 that its Napoleon, Ohio canning plant illegally discharged wastewater more than 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024, violating federal water pollution laws. Environmental groups filed a Clean Water Act lawsuit in March 2024, alleging repeated exceedances of effluent limits into the Maumee River, which feeds Lake Erie. The company did not concede that the discharges caused downstream damage. A trial to determine penalties and cleanup obligations is scheduled for 2026. Separately, a former employee released an alleged recording about 'bioengineered meat,' and the implicated executive was fired.
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