American Stores controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1985
Jewel Hillfarm Dairy salmonella outbreak
A salmonella outbreak affecting approximately 20,000 people in the Midwest was traced to contaminated milk supplied by Jewel’s Hillfarm Dairy to Jewel stores. Jewel was found not liable for punitive damages in 1987 but agreed to pay compensatory damages estimated at $35 million to $40 million.