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Company: ConAgra Grocery Products LLC
Current Parent Company: ConAgra Brands
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Penalty: $11,200,000
Year: 2015
Date: May 20, 2015
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: food safety violation
Violation Description: ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., agreed to plead guilty and pay $11.2 million -- an $8 million criminal fine and $3.2 million in forfeiture of assets -- in connection with the shipment of contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006 through 2007 nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Food and Drug Administration referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
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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