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Company: Kashi Company
Current Parent Company: WK Kellogg
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Penalty: $3,990,000
Year: 2016
Date: February 1, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Kashi agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely labeled products containing genetically modified organisms as all-natural.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:12cv21678
Case Name: Eggnatz et al v. The Kellogg Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Michigan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: breakfast cereals
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