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Company: Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.
Current Parent Company: Colgate-Palmolive
Penalty: $12,500,000
Year: 2021
Date: October 7, 2021
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Hill's Pet Nutrition agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle multi-district litigation alleging it sold dog food with dangerous levels of Vitamin D.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Kansas
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:19md2887
Case Name: In Re: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Dog Food Products Liability Litigation
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: household and personal care products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: personal care products
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