Case Name:
CHEMICAL TOXIN WORKING GROUP INC. v. JBS USA Food Company
Plaintiff:
Chemical Toxin Working Group Inc. dba Healthy Living Foundation
Defendant:
Food Ventures North America, Inc.
JBS USA Holdings, LLC
JBS USA Food Company Holdings
JBS USA Food Company
Panapesca USA Corp.
Injunctive Relief:
or after August 10, 2024 unless each unit of such Covered Product includes
a Proposition 65 warning using the currently applicable regulatory "safe harbor" methods and
content for cadmium and lead in foods, with the example text set forth in Exhibit A. Examples of
the warnings also appear on a photo for each Covered Product at Exhibit A. The Parties agree that
such warning text as set forth in Exhibit A complies as a "clear and reasonable" warning and thus
presently satisfies Proposition 65 warning obligations with regard to the Covered Products.
(b) The Company further agrees, in addition to providing warnings satisfying
the terms of Section 8(a) on each unit of a Covered Product, to provide the same regulatory "safe
harbor" warning text set forth in Exhibit A for sales via its proprietary website of Covered Products
it "Distributes into the State of California". The Company does not knowingly sell Covered
Products to commercial customers for resale, and it sells Covered Products to California
consumers online only via its proprietary website, not any third party website. The proprietary
website warning shall be displayed either: (i) on the same webpage where the Covered Product is
displayed and described, or (ii) on the same webpage as the price is displayed, or (iii) by a clearly
marked hyperlink using the word "WARNING" on the product display webpage, or (iv) otherwise
provided to the California purchaser prior to completion of check out. Whichever alternative is
elected, the warning in all cases must be conspicuous, so a purchaser does not need to search for
it in the general content of the website and always associated with a specific Covered Product, not
just applying to general categories of products sold on the website.