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Article: Okla. quizzes ex-Tyson exec over training document
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- November 4, 2009
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Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc. cared more about preserving its public image than protecting a million-acre watershed from environmental pollution, attorneys for the state of Oklahoma claimed Tuesday.
The allegation against the world's largest meat producer came during Oklahoma's questioning of Preston Keller, who was the Arkansas company's director of environmental agriculture until he left in 2005.
Keller was first on a list of current and former poultry company executives Oklahoma planned to put on the stand this week in its federal lawsuit against 11 companies.
Tuesday marked the 16th day of the sprawling trial, which began in September.
Oklahoma claims the ...