Apply It: Business Ethics

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Identifying the Facts and Issues

There are four different aspects of a decision that a business should evaluate in order to maximize profits and be a good corporate citizen. In evaluating the first of the four factors, Grey should determine whether his failure to report the results to the Food and Drug Administration is a violation of

the law

In this case, Grey

have a legal duty to perform internal

tests on food produced at his plant to check for contamination.

Grey did not have a legal duty to report the initial test results to the U$.$S$.$ Food and Drug Administration. Merely complying with the law is known as the

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