US firm fined for mishandling ammonia
Demakes will pay $130,000 to settle violations and has spent $300,000 upgrading systems
Meat processing firm Demakes Enterprises will pay $130,000 (£100,000) in civil penalties to resolve violations of the US Clean Air Act due to mishandling of anhydrous ammonia used for refrigeration, as well as misreporting stores of sulfuric acid.
Demakes has also spent around $300,000 on safety upgrades to its ventilation, ammonia storage and monitoring systems to bring them in line with federal environmental law.