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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
Current Parent Company: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
Penalty: $9,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: September 29, 2023
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. agreed to pay a $9 million civil penalty to resolve CPSC's charges that it knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that portable air conditioners manufactured by Royal Sovereign International, Inc. and sold by BJ's contained a defect that could create a substantial product hazard and created 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: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: warehouse clubs
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