Defendant Name:
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
Defendant Type:
Public Company
Document Reference:
2015-154
Document Details
Legal Case Name
In the Matter of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
Document Name
SEC Charges Mead Johnson Nutrition with FCPA Violations
Document Date
28-Jul-2015
Document Format
Administrative Proceeding
Allegation Type
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Document Summary
On July 28, 2015, the SEC announced that Mead Johnson Nutrition Company agreed to settle charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that its Chinese subsidiary made improper payments in China, "to health care professionals at government-owned hospitals to recommend the company's infant formula to patients who were new or expectant mothers." The SEC alleged that Mead Johnson, "did not accurately reflect in its books and records the more than $2 million in improper payments made during a five-year period."