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Company: Whole Foods Market California, Inc., and Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Amazon.com
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $798,394
Year: 2014
Date: June 24, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Whole Foods Market California, Inc., and Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets, Inc. agreed to pay nearly $800,000 in settlement of allegations by the City Attorneys of Santa Monica, Los Angeles and San Diego that they overcharged customers at checkouts, failed to deduct the weight of containers in self-serve areas, and sold food items charged by the piece instead of by the pound.
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: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-internet
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