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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Post Foods LLC
Current Parent Company: Post Holdings
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: June 25, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Post Foods agreed to pay $15 million to settle litigation alleging it misled consumers by downplaying the amount of added sugar in its cereals.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:16-cv-04958
Case Name: Krommenhock et al v. Post Foods, LLC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Missouri
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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