Prop 65 notice 2018-00036: ORGANIC INDIA USA

What happened after this notice

Reported to the Attorney General by the party that filed the notice, as of November 11, 2026. A settlement is not an admission and not a finding that anyone broke the law.

1. Civil Complaint, March 19, 2018

   Defendant

   Organic India USA, LLC

   Case

   KALOUSTIAN v. ORGANIC INDIA USA, LLC

   Court

   Los Angeles County Superior Court, BC698375

   Relief sought

   Civil Penalty

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov

2. Settlement, September 11, 2018

   Defendant

   ORGANIC INDIA USA, LLC

   Case

   TAMAR KALOUSTIAN v. ORGANIC INDIA USA, LLC

   Court

   Los Angeles County Superior Court, BC698375

   Total payments

   $55,000.00

   Civil penalty

   $10,000.00

   Attorney fees and costs

   $45,000.00

   Payment in lieu of penalty

   $0.00

   Terms

   Injunction/Reformulation: Commencing on or before the Compliance Date, Defendant shall not directly ship, sell, or offer for sale a Covered Product in California or sell a Covered Product to a distributor that Defendant knows will sell the Covered Product in California (collectively, “Distribute[s] in California”) unless the Daily Exposure Level (as defined in Section 2.1.1) of the Covered Product is no more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day and/or 10.0 micrograms of arsenic per day. The Daily Exposure Level shall be calculated pursuant to Section 2.1.1, excluding allowances pursuant to Section 2.2, as validated by the quality control methodology described in Section 2.3. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to a Covered Product that contains a Proposition 65 compliant warning as set forth in Section 2.5.

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov