Compliance Radar
Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) €35.9m 78 % · 2 cases
- U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section; USAO Western District of Texas) €8.91m 19 % · 1 case
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) €675,875 1 % · 2 cases
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) €657,549 1 % · 1 case
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission €17,658 0 % · 1 case
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection — 0 % · 2 cases
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force) — 0 % · 1 case
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision €35.9m 78 % · 2 cases
- Bribery and corruption €8.91m 19 % · 1 case
- Health and safety and employment law €675,875 1 % · 2 cases
- Consumer protection and online retail €657,549 1 % · 1 case
- Whistleblower protection €17,658 0 % · 1 case
- Supply chain and human rights — 0 % · 3 cases
Who?
by company- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) €34.5m 75 % · 1 case
- The Scoular Company €8.91m 19 % · 1 case
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. €1.36m 3 % · 1 case
- Vanilla Chip LLC (TruHeight) €657,549 1 % · 1 case
- Valenti's Bakery LLC €364,172 1 % · 1 case
- IPMF LLC (NaturPak) €311,703 1 % · 1 case
- Smart for Life, Inc. €17,658 0 % · 1 case
- Finca Monte Grande — 0 % · 1 case
- Taepyung Salt Farm — 0 % · 1 case
- Zhengzhou Synear Food Co., Ltd. — 0 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | €1.38m |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €364,172 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €34.5m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 4 | €9.88m |
10 cases
20 Aug 2026 IPMF LLC (NaturPak)NaturPak: $364,100 proposed after three deaths caused by bursting kettle lids €311,703
At the food plant in Janesville (Wisconsin), the lids of pressurised industrial kettles opened in February and March 2026, scalding workers with steam and hot liquid; three people died. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a total of $364,100 for both inspections combined, including repeat violations relating to fall protection and lockout/tagout.
After a serious accident, the technical cause must be eliminated immediately – otherwise, as here, a second similar incident may follow.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; 29 CFR 1910 (u. a. Lockout/Tagout, Absturzsicherung, persönliche Schutzausrüstung)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 20 Aug 2026
Original amount 364,100 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Aug 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Aug 2026 Zhengzhou Synear Food Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: frozen food manufacturer Zhengzhou Synear Food added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) added the frozen food manufacturer to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List because it works with the Xinjiang government to take in Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz or members of other persecuted groups under state labour transfer programmes. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Food importers should also check suppliers outside Xinjiang for involvement in state labour transfer programmes.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 3 Aug 2026
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (03.08.2026) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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17 Jul 2026 The Scoular CompanyAgricultural trader Scoular pays 10 million USD over bribes to Mexican border officials €8.91m
From 2013 to 2019, Scoular had customs brokers pay around 400,000 USD to Mexican border and inspection officials so that trains carrying contaminated maize and grain would pass inspections; some of the money went to individuals close to cartels. Three-year DPA with a criminal penalty of 9,769,521 USD and forfeiture of 414,351 USD.
Customs agents and freight forwarders are high-risk third parties: question conspicuous flat fees per shipment, even if they appear to be customary charges.
Facilitation payments via customs agents and logistics service providers
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section; USAO Western District of Texas)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- FCPA (Verschwörung zur Verletzung der Anti-Bestechungsvorschriften); Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation and remediation (including an overhaul of compliance, third-party management, financial controls and anti-corruption training); 25 % reduction off the low end of the sentencing guidelines range.
- Liability of senior managers
- The customs broker Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais has pleaded guilty.
- Published
- 17 Jul 2026
Original amount 10,183,872 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jul 2026.
- Agricultural Company to Pay Over $10M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case Press release of an authority
- Deferred Prosecution Agreement, United States v. The Scoular Company, 3:26-cr-01685-KC (W.D. Tex.), filed 07/17/26 Decision of an authority
- DOJ Criminal Division: United States v. The Scoular Company (Fallseite) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 Jul 2026 Vanilla Chip LLC (TruHeight)TruHeight: FTC settlement over allegedly fake reviews for growth supplement €657,549
According to the FTC, employees of the dietary supplement provider wrote thousands of five-star reviews, customers received free products or discounts in return for five-star reviews, and bot profiles posed as real users; in addition, there were unsubstantiated growth claims for children and adolescents. The final settlement order provides for a judgment of 4 million USD, which is partially suspended on account of limited ability to pay after payment of 750,000 USD.
Reviews by employees or reviews rewarded for positive star ratings are prohibited and, since 2024, subject to civil penalties.
Fake and purchased customer reviews
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Fake reviews
- Legal basis
- Section 5 FTC Act; FTC Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
- Action
- Disgorgement of profits
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- Partial suspension of the judgment on account of limited ability to pay.
- Liability of senior managers
- The co-founders and co-CEOs Eden Stelmach and Justin Rapoport are personally parties to the order.
- Published
- 15 Jul 2026
Original amount 750,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Jul 2026.
- FTC Takes Action Against TruHeight for Deceptive, Unsubstantiated Advertising Press release of an authority
- FTC Approves Final Order Against TruHeight (15.07.2026) Press release of an authority
- FTC Case: TruHeight (Vanilla Chip LLC), Docket C-4837, Final Decision and Order Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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29 Jan 2026 Finca Monte GrandeCBP stops coffee from Mexican Finca Monte Grande over forced labour Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: coffee from Finca Monte Grande (Mexico) is being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, retention of identity documents and excessive overtime).
Importers of agricultural commodities should be able to check working conditions down to plantation level; otherwise they face detention at the border.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 29 Jan 2026
- CBP issues WRO against Finca Monte Grande Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Jan 2026 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)ADM: embellished segment results in Nutrition – 40 million USD penalty €34.5m
ADM and former executives had artificially inflated the results of the Nutrition segment through retroactive intra-group rebates and price adjustments in order to show growth targets of 15–20 %. ADM is paying a civil penalty of 40 million USD; two former managers are paying a combined 979,953 USD in disgorgement including interest and 200,000 USD in penalties, while litigation continues against a third.
Intra-group transfer prices and retroactive segment adjustments require independent control when segments are publicly promoted as growth drivers.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
- Legal basis
- Antifraud-, Reporting-, Buchführungs- und interne Kontrollvorschriften der US-Bundeswertpapiergesetze (Settled Order der SEC)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- ADM's cooperation and remedial measures were taken into account
- Liability of senior managers
- Vince Macciocchi: 404,343 USD disgorgement/interest, 125,000 USD penalty, 3-year officer-and-director bar; Ray Young: 575,610 USD disgorgement/interest, 75,000 USD penalty; action against Vikram Luthar pending
Original amount 41,179,953 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Jan 2026.
- SEC Charges ADM and Three Former Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Apr 2025 Taepyung Salt FarmCBP import stop for sea salt from South Korea's Taepyung Salt Farm Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: sea salt products from Taepyung Salt Farm (South Korea) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including physical violence, debt bondage, deception, restriction of movement and withholding of wages (ten indicators)).
Food manufacturers should also include inconspicuous ingredients such as salt in their forced labour risk analysis.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 3 Apr 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Taepyung Salt Farm Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Nov 2024 Valenti's Bakery LLCNew Jersey bakery: $385,221 because deficiencies remained after finger amputation €364,172
Following the partial amputation of two fingers on an automatic blade, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had inspected the bakery in Paterson in June 2023; at the follow-up inspection in May 2024, lockout/tagout procedures were still missing, and in addition exit routes were blocked and fall edges unprotected. Proposed: $385,221 (including failure to abate, 2 wilful and 1 repeat violation).
Follow-up inspections are the rule – companies that do not remedy cited deficiencies must expect additional penalties for failure to abate.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout), 1910.37 (Fluchtwege), 1910.212 (Maschinenschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 19 Nov 2024
Original amount 385,221 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Nov 2024.
- Department of Labor fines New Jersey bakery $385K after inspectors find workers still exposed to safety hazards (OSHA) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Sep 2024 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.Keurig Dr Pepper: inaccurate statements on the recyclability of K-Cups in the annual report €1.36m
In its 2019 and 2020 annual reports, Keurig claimed that tests confirmed the recyclability of the K-Cup pods, but failed to disclose that two of the largest US recycling companies had expressed significant concerns and stated that they did not currently intend to accept the pods. Keurig is paying a civil penalty of 1.5 million USD.
Sustainability statements in mandatory reports must be complete – known objections from customers are part of this.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
- Legal basis
- Section 13(a) Securities Exchange Act 1934, Rule 13a-1
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
Original amount 1,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2024.
- SEC Charges Keurig with Making Inaccurate Statements Regarding Recyclability of K-Cup Beverage Pod Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Sep 2024 Smart for Life, Inc.SEC: Smart for Life pays 19,500 US dollars over waivers of whistleblower awards €17,658
The manufacturer of nutrition and wellness products had two departing employees waive potential awards for reports to authorities in separation agreements (May 2022 and June 2023). As part of a sweep against seven listed companies, Smart for Life paid 19,500 US dollars; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also took into account the company's strained financial situation.
Separation and employment agreements must restrict neither reports to authorities nor the entitlement to whistleblower awards.
Whistleblower protection in contract templates (HR/Legal)
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Area of law
- Whistleblower protection · Retaliation against whistleblowers
- Legal basis
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 21F-17(a)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- Amendment of the templates and information provided to those affected after contact by the SEC, cooperation and strained financial situation
- Published
- 9 Sep 2024
Original amount 19,500 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Sep 2024.
- SEC Charges Seven Public Companies with Violations of Whistleblower Protection Rule Press release of an authority
- In the Matter of Smart for Life, Inc., Release No. 34-100974 Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link