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Company: Unilever United States Inc.
Current Parent Company: Unilever
Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: September 16, 2024
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Unilever agreed to pay $2 million to settle litigation alleging it sold Suave deodorant with dangerously high levels of benzene.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:21cv6191
Case Name: Barnes et al v. Unilever United States Incorporated
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
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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