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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Trader Joe's Company
Current Parent Company: Aldi
Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2016
Date: June 21, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The national grocery store chain Trader Joe's Company agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Under the settlement, Trader Joe's agreed to spend an estimated $2 million over the next three years to reduce coolant leaks from refrigerators and other equipment and improve company-wide compliance. The company also agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
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