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Company: Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions
Current Parent Company: Newell Brands
Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2016
Date: June 7, 2016
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions agreed to pay a $4.5 million civil penalty to settle allegations that the firm knowingly failed to report to CPSC immediately, as required by federal law, that its Mr. Coffee Single Cup Brewing System BVMC-KG1 series coffeemakers were defective and posed an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death to consumers.
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: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: housewares; home furnishings
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