Prop 65 Benchmark

Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS): Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), and what they settled for.

Notices
130
8% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
15
13% of active notices
Median total payment
$20,000
range $10,000 to $182,500, n=15
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$2,000$500 to $16,750$200 to $24,40015
Attorney fees and costs$18,000$15,000 to $65,000$9,800 to $139,80015
Total payments$20,000$15,500 to $85,000$10,000 to $182,50015

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 0%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 60%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Food: seafood49
Other47
Apparel11
Dietary supplements6
Furniture and home goods5
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