United States v. Mirama Enterprises, Inc., a California Corporation Dba Aroma House-Wares Co.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

We consider the appropriate range of penalties for violating the reporting requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2064(b), 2068(a)(4), 2069(a)(1).

Facts

Mirama Enterprises, d/b/a Aroma Housewares Co. (“Aroma”), is a California corporation that distributes electric kitchen appliances. Aroma distributed between 30,000 and 40,000 juice extractors in the United States. The juicers employed a rapidly spinning metal grater, whose sharp teeth pulverized fruits and vegetables that were inserted through a plastic chute.

Aroma began receiving consumer reports…