60 Day Notice 2020-01187

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2020-01187
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2020-01187.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/11/2020
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Alleged Violators: 
B&C Food Co.
Wondergreen, Inc.
Lianyungang Hengfu Foods Co., Ltd.
Green Farm Market Gardena
Green Farm Market
Wondergreen Inc.
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Arsenic (inorganic oxides)
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Lead
Source: 
Dried Seaweed

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2020-01187
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2020-01187C6510.pdf
Date Filed:
11/10/2020
Case Name: 
CAG v. Green Farm Market
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
20STCV43027
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Green Farm Market
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Settlement
AG Number:
2020-01187
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2020-01187S2752.pdf
Settlement Date:
12/12/2023
Case Name: 
N/A
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
N/A
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
BC Food LA, LLC DBA B&C Food Co.
Injunctive Relief: 
3.1 B&C Foods agrees, promises, and represents that after the Effective Date B&C Foods shall provide warnings for cancer and reproductive toxicity on Seaweed that comply with Proposition 65 if the level of Lead in Seaweed exceeds 75 parts per billion (ppb), the level of Cadmium exceeds 85 ppb, and, the level of Inorganic Arsenic exceeds 15ppb . The warnings shall be provided in such a conspicuously and prominent manner that will assure the message is made available and likely to be read, seen, or heard by the consumer prior to or at the time of the sale or purchase. Any warnings warnings shall be consistent with 27 CCR section 25600 et seq. Where a label is used for the Covered Product exceeds 75ppb Lead, 85ppb Cadmium, and 15ppb Inorganic Arsenic and includes consumer information as defined by California Code of Regulations title 27 §25600.1(c) in a language other than English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English. Should B&C sell or distribute any Covered Products that exceeds 75ppb Lead, 85ppb Cadmium, and 15ppb Inorganic Arsenic through the internet, the warning will be posted in the manner provided for with respect to internet sales, as provided for in 27 CCR section 25602(b), as may be subsequently amended.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 20,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 78,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 98,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi Law Firm
Email Address:
admin@Yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd 240w
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926

* 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.