60 Day Notice 2014-00851

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00851
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00851.pdf
Date Filed: 
09/26/2014
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Alleged Violators: 
General Mills, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Total Whole Grain Cereal

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00851
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00851S6922.pdf
Settlement Date:
09/10/2018
Case Name: 
No case filed
Court Name: 
N/A
Court Docket Number: 
N/A
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Tony LoPresti
Defendant: 
General Mills, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
After As You Sow sent its Notices of Violation, General Mills reformulated its Total Whole Grain and Total Raisin Bran Cereal products to reduce the amount of calcium in the product from 100% of the recommended daily value to 2% of the recommended daily value, thereby addressing the claims in the Notices of Violation. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, if General Mills reformulates either product again in the future to include 50% or more of the daily recommended value of calcium, it must: (a) notify As You Sow no less than 60 days prior to introducing the reformulated product for distribution or sale in California, and (b) meet a limit of no more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per 30 grams of the reformulated product as determined, as determined by specific testing protocols identified in the settlement agreement. If testing reveals that either product contains more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per 30 grams of the reformulated product, the settlement agreement and its release shall no longer have effect.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 42,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 47,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Tony LoPresti
Contact Organization: 
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Email Address:
tlopresti@altshulerberzon.com
Address: 
177 Post St. Ste. 300
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone Number:
(415) 421-7151

* 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.