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Company: Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
Current Parent Company: Reckitt Benckiser
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Penalty: $305,999
Year: 2008
Date: December 19, 2008
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Reckitt Benckiser, producer of Mucinex, agreed to pay more than $300,000 to the District Attorneys of Los Angeles, Sacramento and Shasta counties to resolve allegations it engaged in misleading packaging practices.
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: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: household and personal care products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: personal care products
Source of Data: Mucinex maker coughs up $300K to settle case, Sacramento Business Journal, December 19, 2008 (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.