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Company: Sara Lee Corporation
Current Parent Company: Bimbo Group
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Penalty: $10,250,000
Year: 2003
Date: July 31, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: To resolve a Clean Air Act case involving the use of ozone-depleting refrigerants, Earthgrains Baking--which was acquired by Sara Lee during the investigation--agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5.25 million and spend $5 million to convert refrigeration equipment.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Mexico
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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