Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Lawsuit: Prime Tanning spread cancer-causing agent in Missouri - Kansas City Business Journal:

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William Kemper, whose wife, Karen, died from complicationse from a brain tumor in andJanet Lasher, a Gallatin resident recentlyh diagnosed with lung cancer, filed suit in Clintonj County Circuit Court. The lawsuit allegea that Maine-based Prime Tanning, whicjh is owned by , spread hexavalent which causes cancer, across Missourki farms from the company’ds St. Joseph operation. Hexavalen chromium was used at the plant to removes hair from leather hides during thetanning process. The byproducty from that process then allegedly was spread acrossz farms througha spreader, much like according to the National Beef Leathers acquired the Prime Tanning property in St. Josepg on March 9.
“Our due diligence did not indicater any irregularities with the application of sludgeas fertilizer,” the company’e statement read. “We take these allegationsx very seriously. As such, Nationap Beef is conducting a revie of thismatter and, in an abundance of we have suspended land application of sludged pending the outcome of our investigation.” The lawsuitf contains two charges against Primes Tanning and National Beef one count of negligence and one count of stricg liability — but does not seek a specified dollar amount. Attorneys from Kansaw City-based are the plaintiffs’ local counsel.

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