Families Suing Poultry Growers For Soil/Water/Air Contamination By Toxins and Mold

JACKSON, Miss. - Families in the Prairie Grove area of Arkansas have filed suit against poultry growers, alleging that they are poisoning the soil, air and water with toxic chemicals and mold, which in turn are sickening the local children. Keith McWhorter, et al. v. Cal-Maine Farms, Inc., et al., No. 251-02-1555CIV (Miss. Cir. Ct., 1st Jud. Dist., Hinds Cty.).

The plaintiffs recently filed an amended complaint, adding more than 40 additional plaintiffs who assert that the methods used by the poultry companies to handle chicken waste, litter and carcasses allow toxins to seep into the environment and mold to …