60 Day Notice 2025-04534

AG Number: 
2025-04534
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
11/05/2025
Noticing Party: 
Sara Hammond
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Joseph D. Agliozzo, Law Corporation
Alleged Violators: 
Bioworld Merchandising Inc.
The TJX Companies, Inc. ((Marshalls Stores, Marmax Operating Corp.)
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Plant a Paper Bag SKU 125512226929501299; UPC None

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2025-04534
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
06/18/2026
Case Name: 
Hammond v BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING INC.
Court Name: 
None
Court Docket Number: 
Out of Court Settlement
Plaintiff: 
Sara Hammond
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Joseph D. Agliozzo, Law Corporation
Defendant: 
Bioworld Merchandising Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
3.1. Effective on and after the Compliance Date Bioworld shall not sell the Covered Product for distribution to consumers in California unless the product is a “Reformulated Covered Product” as defined in Paragraph 3.2 or unless Bioworld provides a Compliant Warning as defined in Paragraph 3.3 for any non-reformulated Covered Product that it sells to consumers in California. Compliance with this Settlement Agreement by Bioworld shall constitute compliance under Proposition 65 with regard to Covered products sold, offered for sale, imported, manufactured or otherwise distributed after the Compliance Date. The requirements of Section 3 shall not apply to Covered Products in the stream of commerce or in Bioworld’s inventory prior to and through the Compliance Date, and such Covered Products are expressly subject to the releases in this Settlement Agreement. 3.2. For purposes of this Settlement Agreement, “Reformulated Covered Products” are Covered Products containing no more than 1,000 parts per million (0.1%) DEHP in any accessible component when analyzed pursuant to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency testing methodologies 3580A and 8270C, or any other methodologies utilized by federal or state agencies for the purpose of determining the DEHP content in a solid matrix (“accessible component” is defined as any component that could be touched by a person during reasonably foreseeable use). In order to determine compliance with this reformulation standard, Bioworld may rely on third party testing from an accredited laboratory.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 20,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Joseph Agliozzo
Contact Organization: 
Joseph D. Agliozzo, Law Corporation
Email Address:
joeags@gmail.com
Address: 
1601 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, 649
City, State, Zip:
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone Number:
(424) 241-3614


* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.