Seaweed

October 10, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd. (“Nishimoto”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 10, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Nishimoto sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the...
Grocery
Arsenic
September 16, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Jinon Corporation (“Jinon”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 16, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Jinon sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the settlement, Jinon...
Prepared Food
Arsenic
August 21, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Intellicomp, Inc. dba Nature Snax and/or Sea Snax (collectively “Sea Snax”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 21, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Sea Snax sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Prepared Food
Arsenic
August 19, 2014
TCG client Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court alleging that Eden Foods, Inc. has violated Proposition 65 by selling dried seaweed containing arsenic without a health hazard warning.  Arsenic is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State to cause...
August 8, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and defendant JFC International Inc. (“JFC”) entered into a Consent Judgment on August 8, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that JFC sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the settlement, JFC agreed not to sell any...
Grocery
Arsenic
July 7, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Mitsuwa Corporation (“Mitsuwa”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 7, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Mitsuwa sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part of the settlement,...
Prepared Food
Arsenic
June 27, 2014
Thanks to the efforts of TCG client Dr. Anthony Held, North American Food Distributing Company (NAFDC) entered a binding agreement to cease the sale and distribution of dried seaweed products in California unless, and until they are virtually free of the toxic heavy metal arsenic.  Held alleged that NAFDC had violated Proposition 65 by selling dried seaweed products in...
June 3, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party North American Food Distributing Company, Inc. (“NAFDC”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 3, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that NAFDC sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part...
Prepared Food
Arsenic