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Company: PepsiCo Inc.
Current Parent Company: PepsiCo
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Penalty: $2,250,000
Year: 2006
Date: April 21, 2006
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: lead violation
Violation Description: PepsiCo Inc., responding to a probe by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office and the state Attorney General's Office, agreed to pay $2.25 million and stop using bottles imported from Mexico with lead-based paint on them.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
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: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
Source of Data: PepsiCo Agrees to Stop Using Bottles with Lead-Based Paint, City News Service, April 21, 2006 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.