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Company: Jenn Feng Industrial Company and MTD Products
Penalty: $7,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: April 24, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: A Taiwanese manufacturer and its U.S. distributor agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty for allegedly selling approximately 200,000 chainsaws in the U.S. that failed to meet federal air pollution standards. The companies also agreed to spend approximately $5 million on projects to reduce air pollution.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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