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05-1997-0025Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 05

EPA v. WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATE

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$33,250

Case summary

THIS FACILITY HAS A STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC) CODE OF 2066 WITH ANNUAL SALES OF $90 MILLION AND 350 EMPLOYEES. UNDER 13 C.F.R. 121.601, SIC 2066 IS CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS WITH LESS THAN 500 EMPLOYEES. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, BASED ON 1990 CENSUS DATA, IS $28,142, WITH 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE (47.9% WHITE AND 52.1% MINORITY).

Defendants (1)

  • WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATENamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE INC

    4801 S. LAWNDALE AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 606323062

    Registry ID: 110001812218

  • WORLDS FINEST CHOCOLATE INC

    4801 S. LAWNDALE AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 606323062

    Registry ID: 110001812218

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 312Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATEentered 1997-04-29

    Primary law: EPCRA

    Federal penalty: $33,250

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1997-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1997-01-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-04-29Final Order Issued
  • 1997-05-23Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
30063
Case number
05-1997-0025
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
MMBII
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0025 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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