date:Jun 30, 2012
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Cottage Bakery facility in Lodi, California was found to be operating without air pollution permits or controls by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
The firm has been penalised $625,000 for its failures and has paid out $750,000 to install a thermal oxidiser to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, bringing the total payout to $1.3m.
The Clean Air Act settlement was lodged with th