60 Day Notice 2017-01948

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2017-01948
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/11/2017
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
Divine Chocolates, Ltd.
Divine Chocolates, Inc.
Manufacture Cluizel
Chocolat Michel Cluizel
Mondelez International
Navitas, LLC
Mars Incorporated
Eurospecialities Foods B.V.
Valrhona, Inc.
Guittard Chocolate Company
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC
TCHO Ventures, Inc.
Raley’s
Sur La Table, Inc.
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Save Mart Supermarkets
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Lead
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Mini Eggs
Michel Cluizel Noir Infini 99%
Toblerone of Switzerland Dark Chocolate with Honey and Almond Nougat
Enjoy Life Eat Freely boomCHOCOboom Bar
Navitas Organic’s Organic Cacao Nibs
Dark Chocolate M&M’s
Valrhona Poudre de Cacao
Guittard’s Clair De Lune Bittersweet Chocolate
Dark Chocolate Extra Bitter Callets, 70.4% Cacao
Kumabo 80.1% Cocoa Callets
80% Kumabo Dark Chocolate, Unsweetened
TCHO Dark Chocolate Ghana, 70% Cacao
TCHO Extra Dark 81% Cacao, 70% Cacao

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2017-01948
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948C8607.pdf
Date Filed:
01/25/2018
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Danielle Fugere
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2017-01948
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948C8606.pdf
Date Filed:
11/03/2015
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Danielle Fugere
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Supplemental Settlement
AG Number:
2017-01948
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948S3251.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/20/2024
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Danielle Fugere
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Injunctive Relief: 
Implementation of a project plan including the following 3 elements: 1. Implementation of specified projects following up on the expert investigation by (and at considerable additional cost to NAC and the initial settling defendants) 2. A further reduction of lead warning thresholds beyond the 2025 drop downs, and 3. An additional meet and confer process on the back end of these new requirements being implemented.   
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 100,000.00  (Outside Attorney’s Fees & Costs)
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Supplemental Settlement
AG Number:
2017-01948
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948S2966.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/24/2024
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Danielle Fugere
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Injunctive Relief: 
Implementation of a project plan including the following 3 elements: 1. Implementation of specified projects following up on the expert investigation by (and at considerable additional cost to NAC and the initial settling defendants) 2. A further reduction of lead warning thresholds beyond the 2025 drop downs, and 3. An additional meet and confer process on the back end of these new requirements being implemented.   
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 100,000.00  (Outside Attorney’s Fees & Costs)
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Settlement
AG Number:
2017-01948
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948S6246.pdf
Settlement Date:
12/19/2017
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC
Guittard Chocolate Company
Mars Incorporated
Mondelez International
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings/Investigative Committee/Compliance Testing
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 900,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 3,875.00  (Penalties and In-lieu are on a sliding scale relative to company size. The total amount of in-lieu payments and payments for the compliance testing program are equal to 75% of total civil penalties. )
Total Payments:
$ 925,875.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Judgment
AG Number:
2017-01948
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948J5197.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/21/2017
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 11/30/2023
Case Name: 
As you Sow v. Trader Joes Company et. al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Danielle Fugere
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Injunctive Relief: 
Implementation of a project plan including the following 3 elements: 1. Implementation of specified projects following up on the expert investigation by (and at considerable additional cost to NAC and the initial settling defendants) 2. A further reduction of lead warning thresholds beyond the 2025 drop downs, and 3. An additional meet and confer process on the back end of these new requirements being implemented.   
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 100,000.00  (Outside Attorney’s Fees & Costs)
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Supplemental Judgment
AG Number:
2017-01948
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948J5196.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/20/2018
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 11/30/2023
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
As You Sow
Defendant: 
Trader Joes Company, et al.
Injunctive Relief: 
Implementation of a project plan including the following 3 elements: 1. Implementation of specified projects following up on the expert investigation by (and at considerable additional cost to NAC and the initial settling defendants) 2. A further reduction of lead warning thresholds beyond the 2025 drop downs, and 3. An additional meet and confer process on the back end of these new requirements being implemented.   
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 100,000.00  (Outside Attorney’s Fees & Costs)
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
Main Post Office As You Sow PO Box 751
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone Number:
(415) 577-5594
Judgment
AG Number:
2017-01948
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-01948J3729.PDF
Judgment Date:
02/15/2018
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 12/19/2017
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Trader Joe's et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548791
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC
Guittard Chocolate Company
Mars Incorporated
Mondelez International
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings/Investigative Committee/Compliance Testing
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 900,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 3,875.00  (Penalties and in-lieu are on a sliding scale relative to company size. The total amount of in-lieu payments and payments for the compliance testing program are equal to 75% of total civil penalties.)
Total Payments:
$ 925,875.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816

* 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.