Case Name:
Environmental Research Ctr v.Meda Consumer Healthcare et al
Court Name:
Alameda County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney:
Richard T. Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP
Christina M. Caro, Lozeau Drury LLP
Defendant:
Meda Consumer Healthcare, Inc.
Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Injunctive Relief:
On and after the Effective Date of Consent Judgment, Defendant shall not distribute into the State of California, or directly sell in the State of
California any Covered Product for which the maximum dose recommended on the label contains more than 0.5 micrograms (mcg) of lead, as calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Paragraph 4, unless each individual Covered Product (in the form intended for sale to the end-user) bears one of the warning statements specified below on its individual unit label
or unit packaging. Covered Products for which the maximum dose recommended on the label contains more than 0.5 mcg of lead, Defendant shall, at the point of manufacture, prior to Defendant’s shipment to California, or prior to Defendant’s distribution within California, affix to or print on the Covered Product container, cap, label, or unit package the following warning
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 33,870.00 (Defendant agrees to make an additional payment in lieu of further civil penalties in the amount of $33,870.00 (thirty three thousand eight hundred seventy dollars) to ERC for projects to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals, and to increase consumer, worker and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals.)
Address:
410 12th Street, Suite 250
