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Company: Kraft Heinz Food Company
Current Parent Company: Kraft Heinz
Penalty: $16,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: July 13, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Kraft Heinz agreed to pay $16 million to settle class action litigation alleging it used deceptive labeling on its Maxwell House coffee.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 0:20cv62136
Case Name: Ferron v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
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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