EC fines 'Vitamin Inc' cartel 

Record £534m penalty for price-fixing hits Roche, BASF, Aventis and Merck 

Andrew Osborn in Brussels Thursday November 22, 2001 The Guardian 

Some of the world's largest pharmaceuticals companies were yesterday fined a massive £534m for operating an illegal price-fixing cartel on the supply of vitamins throughout the 1990s - the biggest fine the European commission has ever handed down. 

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