Violation Tracker Individual Record
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
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
Source of Data:
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/April/08_enrd_339.html (archived copy)
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