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Company: Fisher-Price Inc.
Current Parent Company: Mattel
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Penalty: $975,000
Year: 2007
Date: March 1, 2007
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Fisher-Price Inc. agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to report to the government that a nail fastener in its Little People Animal Sounds Farm could separate from the toy and pose a serious choking or aspiration hazard to young children.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: toys
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