EU fines fragrance firm 15.9 mn euros for 'deleting WhatsApp messages'
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Brussels, Belgium: The EU on Monday handed US giant International Flavors Fragrances a 15.9 million euro ($17.1 million) fine for obstructing a majo...
Brussels, Belgium: The EU on Monday handed US giant International Flavors & Fragrances a 15.9-million-euro ($17.1-million) fine for obstructing a major cartel probe after an employee deleted WhatsApp messages.
Brussels antitrust regulators raided several companies across Europe including IFF last year over suspicions the fragrance firms were colluding to fix prices.
The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said during those inspections it sought to review the phones of some of IFF's employees.
"While reviewing, the commission detected that a senior employee had deleted WhatsApp messages exchanged with a competitor containing business-related information," it said.
The messages were deleted after the employee was informed about the inspection, it added.
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