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• Reebok Pays $1 Million Fine

  Shannon Weidemann | March 18, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsMissoula, MT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Reebok violated the Federal Hazardous Substance Act by not labeling a charm given away with shoes as containing potentially toxic materials. The charms contained lead which can cause brain damage and even death if ingested. Reebok agreed to pay a $1 Million fine for violating the consumer law. A 4-year-old Minneapolis boy who swallowed the bracelet's heart-shaped pendant died in March 2006....