Borregaard controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2008
Second Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
A second outbreak in the Fredrikstad–Sarpsborg area was connected to the biological treatment plant. The facility was shut down and ultimately replaced with a different treatment technology.
2005
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to Sarpsborg plant
An air scrubber at Borregaard’s Sarpsborg facility was identified as the source of the worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Norway. At least 56 people were infected and ten died.