Poultry giant Perdue faces class-action lawsuit after facility’s neighbors make toxic discovery: ‘This is very much an emerging issue’

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“An investigation is underway in Salisbury, Maryland, after groundwater near a subsidiary of poultry giant Perdue Farms tested positive for highly toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.  

What’s happening?

The Bay Journal reported on Oct. 16 that a Perdue AgriBusiness soybean processing plant had asked 550 households within a half-mile of the facility for permission to test their well water after the plant discovered PFAS in its wastewater system. 

Perdue partnered with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for its outreach and has offered free bottled water to the impacted homes. According to the report, the findings were part of a statewide investigation into potential PFAS contamination.”…