60 Day Notice 2012-00401

AG Number: 
2012-00401
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
06/21/2012
Noticing Party: 
Council for Education and Research on Toxics
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Raphael Metzger
Alleged Violators: 
Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.
Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
Akami Pacific, LLC
Aleta Wondo Coffee L.L.C.
Allegro Coffee Company
American Coffee Co., Inc.
Anjae, Inc. fka Barefoot Coffee Roasters Incorporated
Apffels Coffee, Inc.
Applied Food Services, Inc. dba Caffe Sanora
Araban Coffee Co. Inc.
Arabicadabra Coffee Company LLC
Barefoot Coffee, Inc.
Barefoot Coffee Roasters
Bay Valley Foods, LLC
Beantrees, Inc.
Berkeley Coffee and Tea, Inc. dba Uncommon Grounds
Berres Brothers, Inc.
Berres Brothers Coffee Roasters Inc.
Bicycle Coffee LLC
Big River Coffee Company, Inc.
Blind Dog Coffee
Boyer Coffee Company, Inc.
Buendia Coffee LLC
BYB Brands, Inc.
Cafe Moto
Caffe Calabria Coffee Roasting Company, Inc.
Caffee Enterprises, LLC
Caffe Ibis, Inc.
Cameron's Coffee and Distribution Company
Carl Landman Co., Inc.
Carmel Roasters Inc.
Cascade Coffee, Inc.
Central Coast Coffee Roasting Company, Inc.
Churchill Coffee Company, L.L.C.
CityKid Java Limited
Clean Foods Inc.
Coast Roast Coffee
The Coca Cola Company
Coffee Bean International, Inc.
Coffees of Hawaii, LLC
Coffees of Molokai, Inc.
Coffee.Org Inc.
Coffee Roasters of Arizona, Inc.
Comfort Foods, Inc.
The Coming Home Foods Company
Community Coffee Company, LLC
Connoisseur Coffee Company
Continental Mills, Inc.
Copper Moon Coffee, LLC
D'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc.
Davan Espresso, Inc.
Dean Foods Company
De La Paz Coffee
Distant Lands Coffee
Distant Lands, L.L.C.
Distant Lands Trading Co.
Dona Mireya, Inc. dba Jones Coffee Roasters
DPI Specialty Foods, Inc.
DPI Specialty Foods West, Inc.
Eagle Coffee Company, Inc.
Ecco Caffe, Inc.
EDW.Apffel Company
Eight O'Clock Coffee Company
El Dorado Roasting Company LLC
Equal Exchange, Inc.
Equator Coffee & Teas, Inc.
Excellent Coffee Co., Inc.
Explorer's Bounty, Inc.
Falcon Trading Company
Fleming Companies, Inc.
Fourbarrel Coffee, LLC
Full Circle Compost, Inc.
George J. Howe Company
Gold Coffee Roasters
Gold Medal Products Co.
Good Earth Teas, Inc.
Gourmet Merchants International, Inc.
Graffeo Coffee Roasting Company, Inc.
Groundwork Coffee, LLC
Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products, Inc.
Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee Company, Ltd.
The Healthy Bean, Inc.
H.N. Fernandez, Inc.
Hometown Coffee Company
How Ya Bean, LLC dba Blind Dog Coffee
H&R Investments, Inc.
Hui Hololio, Inc. dba Ka 'Lo Farms
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea Inc.
Interamcoffee, Inc.
International Coffee Trading, LLC
Internatural Foods, L.L.C.
James C. Cannell Coffees, Inc. dba Jim's Organic Coffee
Java Trading Co., LLC
Java Trading Co., International
Jayone Foods, Inc.
JBR, Inc. dba Rogers Family Company
Jeremiah's Pick Coffee Company
Joshua's Roasting Company
Kalani Organica Ltd.
Kauai Coffee Company, LLC
Kean Coffee, LLC
Kehe Distributors, Inc.
Kehe Distributors, LLC
Kerry Inc. which will do business in California as Kerry Ingredients, Inc.
Keurig, Incorporated
Komatsu Enterprises, Inc.
Konaloa Coffee Company
Konaloa Farms
L.A. Libations, LLC
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Lavazza Premium Coffees Corporation
Luberski, Inc.
Lulu Carpenter's Cafe, Inc.
M. Block and Sons, Inc.
Mariposa Coffee Company
Mark Ferrari Specialty Coffees
Marley Coffee, LLC
Masterpiece Coffee
Mavericks Roasting Co., LLC
Mayorga Coffee, LLC
McLane Company, Inc.
Millstone Coffee, Inc.
Moksha Coffee Roasting, LLC
Montana Coffee Traders, Inc.
Morrison Lamothe Inc. dba The Coming Home Foods Company
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc.
Mountanos Brother Coffee Co.
Muddy Waters Coffee Company, Inc.
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company, Inc.
Nature's Best
New England Tea & Coffee Co., Inc.
Newhall Coffee Roasting Company, Inc.
New Mexico Pinon Company, Inc.
NFCGC Retail LLC
North Coast Coffee Roasting Company
North Pole Coffee Roasting, Inc.
Northbound Coffee Roasters
Northeast Merchandising Corporation dba Northeast Coffee Company
Ola's Coffee, Tea & Equipment Corporation
Old Soul Company
Ospina Coffee International Corporation
Pacific Coffee, Inc. dba Maui Coffee Company
Paradise Beverages, Inc.
Peerless Coffee Company, Inc.
Peerless Coffee Company, Inc. dba Adam's Organic Coffees
Philz Coffee, Inc.
Plaza Provision Company
Portola Handcrafted Coffee Roasters LLC
Powell Coffee, LLC
The Procter & Gamble Company
Pure Bean, Inc. dba Zona Rosa Coffee
Puroast Coffee Company, Inc.
Quartermaine Coffee Roasters
Raven's Brew Coffee, Inc.
Regal Commodities
Reily Foods Company
Ritual Grounds Coffee Roasting Inc.
Ritual Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Roast Coffee Company
Rockstar, Inc.
R. Torre & Company, Inc.
Sacred Grounds Organic Coffee Roasters
Safari Morning Coffee
Santa Barbara Coffee, LLC dba Green Star Coffee
Santa Barbara Roasting Company
Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company
Sarkisian & Associates
Sarkisian Coffee, Inc.
S. & D. Coffee, Inc.
Shaw's Coffee, Ltd.
Signature Sales and Marketing Inc.
S.J. McCullough, Inc.
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc.
Steelheart Enterprises
Steep & Brew, Inc.
Sunshine Coffee Roasters
Surf City Coffee Co., Inc.
Taylor Maid Farms, LLC
Teeccino Caffe, Inc.
Temple Coffee
Thanksgiving Coffee Company, Inc.
Thomas Acquisition LLC dba Thomas Coffee LLC
Thomas Acquisition LLC dba Thomas Coffee Company LLC
Tieman's Fusion Coffees
Transnational Foods, Inc.
True Beans Coffee Roasters LLC
T & T Enterprises Inc.
Uncommon Grounds, Inc.
United Natural Foods, Inc.
United Natural Foods West, Inc.
United Stationers Supply Co.
Vaneli's, Inc.
Vasquez Coffee Company
Verve Coffee Roasters
Verve Pacific Avenue Cafe, LLC dba Verve Coffee Roasters
Victor Allen's Coffee, LLC
Volcanic Red, LLC
Whitewave Foods Company
Wild Card Roasters, LLC
Wild Oats Marketing, LLC
Wilton Industries, Inc.
Zavida Coffee Company Inc.
Chemicals: 
Acrylamide
Source: 
Coffee
NOTE: 
The names of 133 entities where withdrawn from this notice by letter to the Office of the Attorney General dated September 4, 2012.

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2012-00401
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
02/01/2016
Case Name: 
CERT v. Starbucks
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC435759
Plaintiff: 
Council for Education and Research on Toxics ("CERT")
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Metzger Law Group
Defendant: 
Luberski, Inc., dba Hidden Villa Ranch
Injunctive Relief: 
Settling Defendant agrees to be bound by the final judgment rendered in this case with respect to providing warnings for Covered Products. Settling Defendant will comply with the final judgment rendered in this case for all Covered Products sold into California beginning no later than ninety (90) days afterreceipt of notice of entry of the final judgment
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 0.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 0.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Raphael Metzger
Contact Organization: 
Metzger Law Group
Email Address:
nvidal@toxictorts.com
Address: 
401 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 800
City, State, Zip:
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone Number:
(562) 437-4499


* 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.