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Company: VF Outdoor, Inc.
Current Parent Company: VF Corp.
Penalty: $207,500
Year: 2010
Date: May 6, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: San Leandro, Calif.-based VF Outdoor, Inc., will pay $207,500 for allegedly making unsubstantiated public health claims such as providing antimicrobial protection and inhibiting the growth of disease-causing bacteria for more than 60 shoe products it sold a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The products were sold under The North Face label by VF Outdoor. Products discovered online and evidence found at a North Face retail store in San Francisco led EPA to issue a complaint against VF Outdoor in 2009.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: San Francisco
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: apparel
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