In United States v. Dotterweich (1943) and United States v. Park (1975), the Supreme Court held that individuals who stand in a responsible relation to a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act can be convicted of a misdemeanor without proof that they personally participated in or knew of it.
The doctrine places responsibility for what a business says and sells on the people who run it.
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