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The Washington AG Announces a $9 Million Settlement With the Consumer Brands Association

Barely a month after winning an $18 million penalty against a national grocery industry group that violated state campaign-finance laws, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has signed off on a settlement that cuts the fine in half.

Under the settlement announced Wednesday, the Consumer Brands Association will pay $9 million, including $6 million to the state and $3 million to state food charities — and drop an expected appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The group also formally apologized.

The settlement will finally end a long and twisty legal battle stemming from a 2013 ballot initiative that sought to require labeling of genetically modified food products.

Read the source article at The Seattle Times

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