Prop 65 Benchmark

Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds): Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds), and what they settled for.

Notices
162
17% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
12
9% of active notices
Median total payment
$130,000
range $35,000 to $500,000, n=12
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$20,000$12,000 to $25,720$5,000 to $68,58012
Attorney fees and costs$85,000$46,000 to $110,000$19,065 to $425,00012
Total payments$130,000$58,000 to $130,000$35,000 to $500,00012

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 25%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 100%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Food: seafood83
Dietary supplements34
Food: spices and seasonings20
Other17
Food: produce6
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