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Company: Merisant Company
Penalty: $1,650,000
Year: 2015
Date: February 18, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Merisant Company and its subsidiary Whole Earth Sweetener Co. agreed to pay over $1.6 million to setttle litigation alleging they misled customers into thinking their Pure Via sweetener contained mainly natural ingredients.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:14-cv-00670
Case Name: Angel Aguiar v. Merisant Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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