US/EU: Chiquita receives charges over "banana cartel"
By: just-food.com | 26 July 2007
Chiquita Brands International has received a list of charges from the European Commission over the company's alleged involvement in a cartel supplying bananas in Europe. The US-based firm joins Ireland's Fyffes in having received "statements of objections" from the Commission.
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Chiquita Brands International has received a list of charges from the European Commission over the company's alleged involvement in a cartel supplying bananas in Europe. The US-based firm joins Ireland's Fyffes in having received "statements of objections" from the Commission.
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