60 Day Notice 2021-02944

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2021-02944
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2021-02944.pdf
Date Filed: 
11/30/2021
Noticing Party: 
Chemical Toxin Working Group Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Poulsen Law P.C.
Alleged Violators: 
Now Health Group, Inc. d.b.a. Now Foods
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com Services LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Valerian Root Herbal Supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2021-02944
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2021-02944S1023.pdf
Settlement Date:
10/25/2022
Case Name: 
CTWG dba Healthy Living Foundation v. Now Health Group, Inc.
Court Name: 
Out of court settlement
Court Docket Number: 
000
Plaintiff: 
Chemical Toxin Working Group Inc. dba Healthy Living Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Poulsen Law P.C.
Defendant: 
Now Food Group, Inc. dba Now Foods
Injunctive Relief: 
As of the Compliance Date, Company shall not Distribute into the State of California Covered Product(s) that Expose(s) a person to lead at a level exceeding the Maximum Daily Exposure Level, unless Covered Product(s) meet(s) the Warning requirements of this Agreement. Covered Product(s) that Company Distributes into the State of California, after the Compliance Date, shall either (l) qualify as a Reformulated Product or (2) comply with the Warning requirements of this Agreement. “Daily Exposure Level” means micrograms of lead per gram of product, multiplied by grams of product per serving of the product (using the largest serving size appearing on the product label), multiplied by servings of the product per day, using the largest number of recommended daily servings appearing on the label or in marketing materials of Company. If the label or marketing materials contain no recommended daily servings, then the number of recommended daily servings shall be one. “Maximum Daily Exposure Level” is 0.5 micrograms of lead per day, calculated consistent with the definition of “Daily Exposure Level.”
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 29,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 118,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 147,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Aida Poulsen
Contact Organization: 
Poulsen Law P.C.
Email Address:
ap@poulsenlaw.org
Address: 
282 11TH AVE STE 2612
City, State, Zip:
NEW YORK, NY 100011278
Phone Number:
646-776-5999

* 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.