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Company: Kraft Foods North America
Current Parent Company: Kraft Heinz
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Penalty: $2,200,000
Year: 2001
Date: December 19, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: tax violations
Violation Description: Kraft Foods agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations it illegally dumped hot dog cases in ravines on a farm in Missouri, and also to end an ongoing legal dispute over tax credits and refunds the company received or claimed.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
Facility City: Mcbaine
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
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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