Volkswagen: a hidden emissions cheat that cost more than €31bn and pushed a carmaker towards electric
Software that ran full emissions controls only on test was found in 11 million VW diesels; a €6.5bn provision grew to €31.3bn by 2020…
European food retailers: a horsemeat scandal that exposed long meat supply chains
Irish tests in 2013 found horse DNA in beef burgers, then up to 100% horsemeat in Findus lasagne, exposing a chain from Romania via…
Nestlé: the Maggi noodles ban in India and the road back
In June 2015 India's food regulator banned Maggi, a brand with about 70 per cent of its category, and Nestlé India destroyed stock worth…
Boeing: the 737 MAX crashes and a crisis of oversight
Two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people in five months, grounded the jet for about 20 months and cost Boeing an estimated $18.6 billion…
Johnson & Johnson: the Tylenol recall after seven deaths in Chicago
After cyanide killed seven people in Chicago in 1982, Johnson & Johnson withdrew about 31 million bottles of Tylenol and, by the end of…
