60 Day Notice 2025-02827

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AG Number: 
2025-02827
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2025-02827.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/01/2025
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Alleged Violators: 
Halfday Tonics Inc., individually and dba Halfday Tonics LLC
Chemicals: 
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
Source: 
Halfday New Era Iced Tea Prebiotics Lemon Tea
Halfday New Era Iced Tea Prebiotics Green Tea with Honey & Ginseng
Halfday New Era Iced Tea Prebiotics Peach Tea
Halfday Cranberry Iced Tea
Halfday Raspberry Iced Tea

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2025-02827
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2025-02827S6933.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/13/2026
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. Halfday Tonics Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV095566
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Defendant: 
Halfday Tonics Inc., individually and dba Halfday Tonics LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Compliance Date, Halfday shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, “Distributing into the State of California,” or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Products that expose a California consumer to a “Daily Lead Exposure Level” of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day in the Lead Covered Products and/or a “Daily Mercury Exposure Level” of more than 0.3 micrograms of mercury per day in the Mercury Covered Products and/or any PFOA Covered Product that exposes a person to a quantifiable level of PFOA that can be reliably achieved using industry standard methods for testing in the PFOA Covered Products, unless the Covered Product complies with the warning requirements of Section 3.2.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 3,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 62,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Anthony Barnes
Contact Organization: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Email Address:
myra.heptinstall@erc501c3.org
Address: 
8 Rio Vista Avenue
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone Number:
(416) 568-5200
Comments: 
This Settlement includes AG numbers 2024-03255 and 2024-03753.

* 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.