60 Day Notice 2011-00328

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00328
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00328.pdf
Date Filed: 
04/15/2011
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
FoodScience Corporation
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00328
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00328C2416.pdf
Date Filed:
05/04/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. FoodScience Corporation
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG12628911
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
FoodScience Corporation
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105, Berkeley, CA 94704
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley , CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00328
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00328S2070.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/17/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. FoodScience Corporation
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG12628911
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
FoodScience Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Any Covered Product shall either quality as a Reformulated Covered Product by not creating an exposure of more than 0.5 micrograms per day or shall have a warnings affixed to or printed upon the container or label. Company shall test five randomly selected samples of each Covered Product annually.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,197.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 21,212.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 6,591.00  (6591 in lieu of further civil penalties )
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00328
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00328J1648.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/05/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 05/17/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. FoodScience Corporation
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG12628911
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
FoodScience Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered Products marketed or distributed in California or offered for sale to a third party for retail sale in California shall either not contain more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day based on the maximum recommended daily serving or contain a Proposition 65 warning. FoodScience shall conduct testing of the at least five randomly selected samples of each Covered Products for lead content for a period of at least four years.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,197.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 21,212.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 6,591.00  (6591 in lieu of further civil penalties. )
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94611
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543

* 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.