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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Swedish Match North America, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Philip Morris International
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Penalty: $375,000
Year: 2001
Date: July 13, 2001
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Illegal distribution of free tobacco samples on public grounds.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
Specific Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
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