Prop 65 Benchmark

Beverages: Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices about products in the category Beverages, and what they settled for.

Notices
453
13% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
89
21% of active notices
Median total payment
$19,500
range $500 to $250,000, n=89
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$1,100$500 to $2,000$100 to $106,00089
Attorney fees and costs$18,000$9,000 to $23,000$0 to $190,00089
Total payments$19,500$10,000 to $25,000$500 to $250,00089

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 62%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 83%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common chemicals

ChemicalsNotices
Alcoholic beverages159
when associated with alcohol abuse159
Lead145
Lead and lead compounds35
Ethyl alcohol in alcoholic beverages24
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