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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Gree USA, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Gree Electric Appliances
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Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2023
Date: April 24, 2023
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Gree USA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese appliance company, was sentenced to pay a $500,000 criminal fine after pleading guilty to failing to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that millions of dehumidifiers it sold to U.S. consumers were defective and could catch fire.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: China
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Current Parent: housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: small appliances
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.