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Company: Cargill Inc.
Current Parent Company: Cargill
Penalty: $6,100,000
Year: 2014
Date: December 8, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Cargill agreed to pay over $6 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely advertised the Truvia sweetener as natural.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Hawaii
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:13-cv-00336
Case Name: Howerton v. Cargill, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
Specific Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
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