Prop 65 Benchmark

Bisphenol S (BPS): Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Bisphenol S (BPS), and what they settled for.

Notices
1,077
17% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
167
17% of active notices
Median total payment
$17,500
range $5,000 to $2,910,000, n=167
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$1,000$1,000 to $2,000$650 to $755,900167
Attorney fees and costs$16,000$11,000 to $20,000$3,883 to $1,600,500167
Total payments$17,500$12,500 to $22,000$5,000 to $2,910,000167

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 90%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 11%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Receipts and thermal paper1027
Other27
Apparel7
Food: produce5
Toys and sporting goods3
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