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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: StarKist Co.
Current Parent Company: Dongwon Group
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Penalty: $6,388,000
Year: 2017
Date: September 12, 2017
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: StarKist agreed to pay a civil penalty of $6.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated wastewater regulations at its facility in American Samoa.
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: South Korea
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: seafood
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.