Prop 65 notice 2018-00128: Burlington Coat Factory
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on January 30, 2018. It names Burlington Coat Factory, Capelli Sport, Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. dba Burlington Coat Factory Direct Corporation, Burlington Stores, Inc., next Step Group, Inc. and Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. and alleges exposure to Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) from Plastic Exercise Balls.
The violations below are alleged in a 60-day notice. They are not proven. A 60-day notice is not a lawsuit and not a finding of liability.
- AG number
- 2018-00128
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Not listed
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- Plastic Exercise Balls
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2018-00128
- Last checked
- November 11, 2026
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.
Settlement,
- Defendant
- GMA Accessories, Inc. dba Capelli New York
- Case
- CAG v. GMA Accessories, Inc. dba Capelli New York
- Court
- N/A, Out of court settlement
- Total payments
- $95,000.00
- Civil penalty
- $24,000.00
- Attorney fees and costs
- $71,000.00
- Payment in lieu of penalty
- $0.00
- Terms
- Reformulation of Covered Products to contain less than .1% DBP and DINP by weight. Compliant warnings on existing inventory
- Official document
- PDF at oag.ca.gov
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- MGA Entertainment, Inc. and 3 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Children ShoesNotice 2022-00869, filed 2022-05-03 by Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
- Lifestyle Products LLC and 1 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Zone Galaxy/iPhone 6 Sports Armband Burlington SKU AB71917203Notice 2019-00435, filed 2019-03-02 by Sara Hammond
- Burlington Coat Factory and 6 more: Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in Plastic Exercise BallsNotice 2019-00125, filed 2019-01-18 by Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
- Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation and 5 more: Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in Cushioned Bath PillowNotice 2018-01177, filed 2018-07-17 by Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
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