Score breakdown

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Rotten Score Breakdown

Corporate Misconduct

24.0pts

Rotten to the core

Avg Rating: 4.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 6.00Evidence Count: 1Contribution: 24.0 pts

Misconduct: low 0 · medium 0 · high 1

Remediation: low 0 · medium 0 · high 0ⓘ cap: 25%

Ajinomoto agreed to plead guilty and pay $10 million for lysine price fixing

On August 27, 1996, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. signed a plea agreement and agreed to a $10 million criminal fine for participating in a global conspiracy to fix lysine prices and allocate sales. DOJ placed the conspiracy from June 1992 through June 27, 1995. The plea agreement remained subject to court approval at announcement; a later DOJ enforcement history records sentencing on March 8, 2000. Primary sources: https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1996/August96/411at.htm and https://www.justice.gov/archives/atr/file/518331/dl