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...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, food, Grocery, Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, food, Jinon Corporation, Prepared Food, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Intellicomp, Inc., Nature Snax, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Sea Snax, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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...
Arsenic, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Eden Foods, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Seaweed
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...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, food, Grocery, JFC International Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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,...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Mitsuwa Corporation, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, North American Food Distributing Company, Inc., Prepared Food, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
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