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Violation Tracker Global: Individual Record

Company: Best Buy Co.
Current Parent Company: Best Buy
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Best Buy
Jurisdiction: United States
Region: North America
Penalty Currency: U.S. Dollar
Penalty Amount in Original Currency: 199,821
U.S. Dollar Equivalent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: $199,821
Year: 2022
Date: April 21, 2022
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Offense Category: environmental violation
Description: The EPA announced a settlement with Best Buy Co., Inc. for selling Pure Mobile Sanitizing Tech Wipes, an unregistered and misbranded product making disinfectant claims in violation of federal law.Best Buy agreed to pay a $199,821 civil penalty and has revised its environmental management systems to mitigate the recurrence of such violations.
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-consumer electronics
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Link to this record on U.S. Violation Tracker: here
VTG Record ID: VTG24-23498