Prop 65 Benchmark

Ethyl alcohol in alcoholic beverages: Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Ethyl alcohol in alcoholic beverages, and what they settled for.

Notices
24
0% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
8
33% of active notices
Median total payment
$34,000
range $32,600 to $250,000, n=8
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$4,300$2,000 to $7,200$1,100 to $106,0008
Attorney fees and costs$31,500$29,700 to $36,000$29,700 to $144,0008
Total payments$34,000$32,600 to $46,000$32,600 to $250,0008

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 12%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 100%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Beverages24
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