Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Safeway
Current Parent Company: Albertsons Companies
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Recap of Ownership Changes:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $600,000
Year: 2013
Date: September 4, 2013
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: In a settlement agreement with the United States, Safeway, the nation's second largest grocery store chain, has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and implement a corporate-wide plan to significantly reduce its emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment at 659 of its stores nationwide, estimated to cost approximately $4.1 million, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Idaho
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.