Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Political criticism after Vaduz relocation
After Lohmann & Co. AG moved its registered office to Vaduz, Alliance 90/The Greens accused PHW Group of tax evasion. The available reference describes this as a political accusation rather than an established adjudicated finding.
2014
Sausage-cartel case
The Federal Cartel Office imposed aggregate fines of approximately €338.5 million on 21 sausage producers and 33 individuals. PHW subsidiary Wiesenhof Geflügelwurst GmbH & Co. KG was named among the companies involved.
2013
Animal-treatment allegations in television report
A Stern TV report presented additional allegations concerning animal treatment in the poultry sector linked to PHW operations.
2011
Further labor and animal-welfare criticism
ARD reporting revisited alleged labor problems and documented further animal-welfare concerns associated with poultry production.
2010
Animal-welfare allegations at a chicken-breeding farm
An ARD Report Mainz investigation alleged serious mistreatment of animals at a chicken-breeding farm connected with the group’s industry operations.
2007
Allegations concerning migrant-worker conditions
A ZDF Frontal21 broadcast reported alleged poor working conditions and low wages affecting Polish migrant workers in the PHW poultry-production context.
Groundwater-use criticism
PHW has faced allegations that its production sites contributed to overuse of groundwater. Critics cited documented declines in groundwater levels near a PHW facility in Lohne over the period since 1951.