Prop 65 Benchmark

Arsenic (inorganic oxides): Proposition 65 notices and settlements

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

Notices
140
11% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
10
8% of active notices
Median total payment
$130,000
range $58,000 to $500,000, n=10
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$20,000$20,000 to $42,860$5,720 to $68,58010
Attorney fees and costs$110,000$60,000 to $120,000$46,000 to $425,00010
Total payments$130,000$75,000 to $182,500$58,000 to $500,00010

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 20%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 100%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Food: seafood77
Dietary supplements30
Food: spices and seasonings19
Other11
Food: produce2
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