The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has issued a stop order notice to Dongwon-owned Starkist Samoa Inc., Samoa News reported.
The administration requested from the cannery to “immediately cease and desist from operating the Starkist cannery or engaging in the activities responsible for creating an unauthorized discharge of pollutants into Pago Harbor, until written notice from the AS-EPA is given” reversing the order.