The Purina Pet Meals plant in Denver, CO has acquired quite a few fines lately for “exceeding odorous air contamination laws“. The Purina plant just lately acquired one other “$7,000 penalty from the Colorado Division of Public Well being and Surroundings”.
KDVR.com acknowledged in 2023: “The Nestlé Purina plant has been deemed one of many smelliest locations within the Mile Excessive Metropolis primarily based on odor complaints reported to the Denver Division of Public Well being and Surroundings.”
Purina signed an settlement with town of Denver “to adjust to laws concerning odor emissions”, nonetheless the plant seems to nonetheless be releasing odorous air (and has for years). “In 2021, the Metropolis of Denver fined Purina $12,000 for repeated emissions of noxious odors.”
This Purina plant is being sued by neighbors for the odors as nicely. “A bunch of residents filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court docket in Could alleging noxious fumes from the pet meals plant are so dangerous that individuals who dwell close by ought to be compensated for his or her lack of property worth and high quality of life.“
Private expertise: I’ve been to Denver a number of instances. While you journey from the airport into town, you move the Purina plant alongside the best way. And I utterly agree with the ‘pungent’ classification from the Denver Well being Division and the world residents…it’s a BAD scent coming from that plant (seen every time I’ve traveled to Denver).
Wishing you and your pet(s) the most effective,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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