These offences first came to light on 5 June 2006, when an officer from the Environment and Heritage Service traced pollution of a stream on the outskirts of Dungannon, Co Tyrone back to Moy Park Ltd’s processing plant at Killyman Road. Scum and foam was found escaping from a concrete pipe at the plant into the nearby stream and analysis of samples taken at the time later confirmed that this discharge was polluting. The investigating officer spoke to company representatives and told them that this pollution needed to be stopped.
The following day when Environment and Heritage Service carried out a follow-up visit, a second and separate polluting discharge from the plant was discovered. Samples were taken again and later analysis showed that this discharge had been even more polluting than the previous day’s pollution incident.
Moy Park Ltd pleaded guilty in court and was fined £6,000 plus costs.
Notes to Editors:
- Moy Park Ltd was fined £3,000 for the pollution offence of 5 June 2006 and £3,000 for the pollution offence of 6 June 2006.
- On 9 March 1998 at Cookstown Magistrates' Court Moy Park Ltd was fined £400 plus costs for a pollution offence. On 11 March 2002 at Clogher Magistrates' Court Moy Park Ltd was fined £4,000 plus costs for a pollution offence.
