The hawaii state department of health has agreed to settle for million a fine against koyo

llion a fine against Koyo USA Corp. for violations at its Big Island water bottling plant, state officials said Monday. The company, which markets its filtered bottled ocean water in Hawaii and Japan under the band name Mahala Hawaii Deep Sea, paid $1 million to the Health Department on May 2 and must make the second payment by Aug. 31, 2013, health officials said. The Health Department had fined the company $5 million for the violations in September 2011 after an investigation found it had been using an unapproved manufacturing process since 2006. None of the company’s bottled waters was recalled and health officials said there was no threat or risk to human health, as confirmed by test results from independent laboratories and the state lab. Koyo continues to operate its facility at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority in Kailua-Kona. Statement: The government should fine companies that do not follow procedures. 1. Present arguments (as many as you can think of) in support of the government why it is justified to fine Koyo. 2. Present arguments (as many as you can think of) in support of why Koyo should be allowed to do what it did. 3. What is your position? 4. Should the government be allowed to do this in some industries but not all? Why or why not? WRITE YOUR ANSWER UNDER FOUR CLEARLY MARKED SUBHEADINGS (SEE BELOW) REFERRING TO THE FOUR ABOVE. 1. FOR THE MOTION: 2. AGAINST THE MOTION: 3. MY POSITION: 4. DISCUSSION:

Corp. for violations at its Big Island water bottling plant, state officials said Monday. The company, which markets its filtered bottled ocean water in Hawaii and Japan under the band name Mahala Hawaii Deep Sea, paid $1 million to the Health Department on May 2 and must make the second payment by Aug. 31, 2013, health officials said. The Health Department had fined the company $5 million for the violations in September 2011 after an investigation found it had been using an unapproved manufacturing process since 2006. None of the company’s bottled waters was recalled and health officials said there was no threat or risk to human health, as confirmed by test results from independent laboratories and the state lab. Koyo continues to operate its facility at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority in Kailua-Kona. Statement: The government should fine companies that do not follow procedures. 1. Present arguments (as many as you can think of) in support of the government why it is justified to fine Koyo. 2. Present arguments (as many as you can think of) in support of why Koyo should be allowed to do what it did. 3. What is your position? 4. Should the government be allowed to do this in some industries but not all? Why or why not? WRITE YOUR ANSWER UNDER FOUR CLEARLY MARKED SUBHEADINGS (SEE BELOW) REFERRING TO THE FOUR ABOVE. 1. FOR THE MOTION: 2. AGAINST THE MOTION: 3. MY POSITION: 4. DISCUSSION: