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Company: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc.
Current Parent Company: Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
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Penalty: $1,200,000
Year: 2005
Date: March 30, 2005
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to report to CPSC in a timely manner defects with three separate products: countertop toasters, juice extractors, and slow cookers.
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: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: housewares and home furnishings
Specific Industry of Current Parent: housewares
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