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General Electric

Defective Dishwashers

Date: 08/08/2002 (Date of Fine)

Misconduct Type: Consumer Affairs

Enforcement Agency: CPSC

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $1,000,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced… that the General Electric Co. (GE), of Fairfield, Conn., has agreed to pay the Government a $1 million civil penalty… The fine settles allegations that GE knowingly failed to report to CPSC in a timely manner a defect with certain models of dishwashers. Under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA, 15 USC §§ 2075, et. seq.), manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers must immediately report information about potentially hazardous products to the Commission.”