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Company: Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Current Parent Company: Ajinomoto
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Penalty: $58,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: November 7, 2002
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Ajinomoto agreed to pay $58 million to settle its role in litigation involving price fixing of monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Minnesota
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 0:00-md-01328
Case Name: In Re: Monosodium Glutamate
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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