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Company: Monsanto Co.
Current Parent Company: Bayer
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Penalty: $52,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: July 17, 2020
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: PCB violation
Mega-Scandal: PCBs
Violation Description: Monsanto agreed to pay $52 million in settlement of allegations it sold polychlorinated biphenyls while aware they were more toxic than generally known and misled consumers and regulators about their toxicity, resulting in damage to the environment and cleanup costs.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: District of Columbia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: District of Columbia
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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