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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Frito-Lay
Current Parent Company: PepsiCo
Penalty: $2,100,000
Year: 2017
Date: November 14, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Frito-Lay agreed to pay over $2 million in legal expenses and change its labeling practices to resolve litigation alleging it misled consumers by describing snack products as natural when they contained genetically modified ingredients.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:12cv854
Case Name: Julie Gengo v. Frito Lay North America Inc
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
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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