Alleged violator
Prop 65 notices naming Guitar Center, Inc.
Guitar Center, Inc. is named in 12 Prop 65 notices filed between May 25, 2018 and August 1, 2025. That is less than 0.1% of the 34,721 notices on record here, ranking 545th of 25,591 companies by notices naming it. Notices are allegations, not findings.
Who has named Guitar Center, Inc.
- Gabriel Espinoza5 notices
- Center for Environmental Health3 notices
- Precila Balabbo2 notices
- Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.1 notice
- Kingpun Cheng1 notice
5 noticing parties in total.
Chemicals alleged
- Lead4 notices
- Chromium (hexavalent compounds)2 notices
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)2 notices
- Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)2 notices
- Bisphenol S (BPS)1 notice
- Lead and lead compounds1 notice
6 chemicals in total.
Notices by filing year
Prop 65 notices on this page by the year they were filed, 2018 to 2026, for Guitar Center, Inc.
2026 is not over yet. It has no notices so far, and its slot is marked “so far”.
Show the numbers
| Year filed | Notices |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | 0 |
Notices by filing month
- August 20251 notice
- March 20241 notice
- August 20232 notices
- October 20221 notice
- August 20221 notice
- March 20221 notice
- December 20212 notices
- January 20191 notice
- December 20181 notice
- May 20181 notice
Counts cover the notices on this site, which begin January 2, 2018. A notice is an allegation, not a finding.
Settlements and judgments on these notices
10 settlements or judgments are on record under the 2 notices filed in 2018 that name Guitar Center, Inc.. Later years are left out until they are over and fully checked.
No amount is shown here. A notice often names several companies, and the state's record of a settlement may name another or an additional defendant, or spell a name differently. This count does not mean Guitar Center, Inc. was a party to each one. The amounts are on each notice's own page.
- The counts come from what filers reported to the California Attorney General.
- Recent years are still being resolved, and their counts will rise.
- They are counts of past notices. They are not a prediction for any company, and they are not legal advice.
- A settlement is not an admission of liability and not a finding that a violation occurred.
All notices, newest first
- Guitar Center, Inc. and 16 more: Bisphenol S (BPS) in Thermal Receipt PaperNotice 2025-02842, filed 2025-08-01 by Center for Environmental Health
- Innovative Percussion, Inc. and 1 more: Lead in Innovative Percussion IP907 / IP908 Brass Bell Mallets IP907 SmallNotice 2024-01192, filed 2024-03-21 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- G4 2010, LLC and 2 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Promark by D’Addario Stick BagNotice 2023-02642, filed 2023-08-25 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Avedis Zildjian Co. and 3 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Vic Firth Deluxe Drumstick BagNotice 2023-02639, filed 2023-08-25 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Tonal Music, Inc. and 3 more: Chromium (hexavalent compounds) in Franklin Leather Guitar StrapNotice 2022-02607, filed 2022-10-27 by Gabriel Espinoza
- NMR Distribution (America), Inc. and 3 more: Lead in David Bowie MugNotice 2022-01898, filed 2022-08-19 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Perris Leathers Ltd. and 1 more: Chromium (hexavalent compounds) in Guitar StrapNotice 2022-00541, filed 2022-03-15 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Latin Percussion, Inc. and 3 more: Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in Latin Percussion clamp - gripNotice 2021-02997, filed 2021-12-08 by Precila Balabbo
- Vater Percussion, Inc. and 1 more: Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in Vater brush drumsticks, Vater whip drumsticksNotice 2021-02996, filed 2021-12-08 by Precila Balabbo
- Eastman Music Company and 4 more: Lead in Brass MouthpiecesNotice 2019-00019, filed 2019-01-04 by Center for Environmental Health
- American Way Marketing, LLC and 9 more: Lead in Mouthpieces Used with Brass InstrumentsNotice 2018-02294, filed 2018-12-21 by Center for Environmental Health
- CTS Corporation and 2 more: Lead and lead compounds in Allparts EP-4645-000 25K Long Tread Pot UPC #645208007699Notice 2018-00814, filed 2018-05-25 by Kingpun Cheng