Prop 65 Benchmark

Lead and lead compounds: Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Lead and lead compounds, and what they settled for.

Notices
3,957
5% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
637
16% of active notices
Median total payment
$30,000
range $500 to $510,000, n=637
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$2,400$1,550 to $9,000$100 to $245,500637
Attorney fees and costs$24,478$16,200 to $41,000$400 to $462,000637
Total payments$30,000$19,000 to $52,000$500 to $510,000637

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 23%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 97%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Dietary supplements1183
Other734
Food: seafood614
Food: produce490
Food: spices and seasonings300
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