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Prop 65 consent judgment: EHA lead settlement covering PEScience Buttermilk Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix

In Environmental Health Advocates, Inc. v. PEScience LLC, Alameda County Superior Court No. 24CV102196 (Hon. Keith Fong), the California Attorney General hosts Prop 65 judgment PDF 2024-03844J5625 (settlement twin 2024-03844S4933). The complaint was filed December 4, 2024 after a February 1, 2024 60-day notice amended September 13, 2024 (AG 2024-03844, amending 2024-00517) alleging failure to warn for lead in protein pancake and waffle mix products, including PEScience Buttermilk Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix. The stipulated consent judgment permanently enjoins manufacturing, distributing, or directly selling in California any Covered Product that exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day unless it meets the judgment's clear and reasonable warning requirements (including online), beginning on or before the Compliance Date. Defendant agreed to pay a Total Settlement Amount of $50,000 (civil penalty $5,000 split 75% OEHHA / 25% EHA; attorneys' fees and costs $45,000). The Consent Judgment states it is not an admission of any Proposition 65 violation; Defendant denied the claims. The AG registry Settlement Date is March 4, 2025. The court ORDER is dated July 1, 2025; plaintiff filed Notice of Entry of Judgment on July 22, 2025, which matches the AG registry Judgment Date.

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Prop 65 consent judgment: ERC lead/cadmium settlement covering Select Protein Vegan, High Volume, Ergonine, and Shift

In Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Performance Enhancing Supplements, LLC and PEScience LLC (individually and d/b/a Physique Enhancing Science and PEScience), Alameda County Superior Court No. RG18890168, the California Attorney General hosts Prop 65 judgment PDF 2017-02347J3822 (settlement twin 2017-02347S6321). The complaint was filed January 23, 2018 after October 20, 2017 and November 13, 2017 60-day notices (AG 2017-02347 and companion 2017-02476) alleging failure to warn for lead and/or cadmium in seven Covered Products: Select Protein Vegan Series Indulgent Chocolate Bliss, Amazing Vanilla Indulgence, Amazing Wild Berry, and Amazing Peanut Butter Delight; High Volume Supreme Nitric Oxide Matrix Caffeine Free Paradise Cooler; Ergonine Daily Ergogen Blue Frost; and Shift Leaning Agent. The stipulated consent judgment permanently enjoins distributing into or directly selling in California any Covered Product that exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day and/or more than 4.1 micrograms of cadmium per day unless it meets the judgment's warning requirements, beginning six months after the Effective Date, with a specified testing protocol. Defendants agreed to pay a Total Settlement Amount of $70,000 (civil penalty $20,048 — AG host; OCR $20,048.23 — split 75% OEHHA / 25% ERC; Additional Settlement Payment $15,036.15; attorneys' fees and costs $34,916 — AG host). The Consent Judgment states it is not an admission of any Proposition 65 violation; Defendants denied the claims. The AG registry Settlement Date is January 9, 2018; the Alameda Superior Court FILE stamp, ORDER date, and AG registry Judgment Date all lock entry to May 22, 2018.

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