60 Day Notice 2024-01771

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2024-01771
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01771.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/09/2024
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Alleged Violators: 
Rawnature5 Corporation, individually and dba Koia
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Source: 
Dietary supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2024-01771
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01771C9386.pdf
Date Filed:
01/28/2025
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center vs. Rawnature5 Corporation
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV085267
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Defendant: 
Rawnature5 Corporation, individually and dba Koia
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
myra.heptinstall@erc501c3.org
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 104
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 499-1992
Comments: 
Includes 2024-01587, 2024-01960, 2024-02783, 2024-02926, and 2024-04299.
Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2024-01771
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01771C9026.pdf
Date Filed:
09/23/2024
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. RawNature5
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV085267
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
RawNature5Corporation dba KOIA
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 104
City, State, Zip:
BERKELEY, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 499-1992
Comments: 
Also includes AG Nos. 2024-01587, 2024-01960, 2024-02783 and 2024-02926.
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2024-01771
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01771C8933.pdf
Date Filed:
07/30/2024
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. RawNature5
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV085267
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
RawNature5Corporation dba KOIA
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 104
City, State, Zip:
BERKELEY, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 499-1992
Comments: 
Also includes AG Nos. 2024-01587 and 2024-01960.
Settlement
AG Number:
2024-01771
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01771S5371.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/22/2025
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center vs. Rawnature5 Corporation
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV085267
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Defendant: 
Rawnature5 Corporation, individually and dba Koia
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning 45 days after the Effective Date (“Compliance Date”), Koia 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 Mercury Covered Product that exposes a person to a “Daily Mercury Exposure Level” of more than 0.3 micrograms of mercury per day and/or any PFOA Covered Product that exposes a person to a reportable level of PFOA that can be reliably achieved using industry standard methods for testing in the PFOA Covered Products, unless such Covered Product meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 127,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
myra.heptinstall@erc501c3.org
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 104
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 499-1992
Comments: 
This Settlement also includes AG numbers 2024-01587, 2024-1960, 2024-02783, 2024-02926, 2024-04299.

* 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.