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Company: Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Macy's
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Penalty: $850,000
Year: 2001
Date: May 12, 2001
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Federated Department Stores, Inc. agreed to pay an $850,000 civil penalty to settle CPSC charges that it knowingly sold flammable garments as children's sleepwear.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
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