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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Target Corp.
Current Parent Company: Target
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $300,000
Year: 2021
Date: August 11, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Chewy, PetSmart, Petco and Target agreed to make monetary settlements with 23 District Attorney Offices in California based on allegations the companies sold dog waste bags and other plastic products which were marketed with misleading claims of biodegradability.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.