Hampton Creek is facing SEC scrutiny for buying some of its own product

Biz Carson/Business Insider US regulators are looking into whether startup food company Hampton Creek violated the law by buying its own "Just Mayo" product, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The SEC's inquiry was prompted by concerns that the purchases could have had an impact on the company's bottom line. As Bloomberg's Matt Robinson and Olivia Zaleski noted, the federal agency wants to know whether Hampton Creek "improperly recognized revenue from purchases made with company money." CEO Josh Te...