Prop 65 Notices

Prop 65 notice 2018-00133: Ross Stores, Inc.

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on January 30, 2018. It names Ross Stores, Inc., Ross Stores, Inc. dba dd's Discounts, Advantus Corp. and Macbeth Designs, LLC and alleges exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from Plastic Accessory Pouches.

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
2018-00133
Date filed
Noticing party
Plaintiff attorney
Not listed
Alleged violators
Chemicals
Source or product
Plastic Accessory Pouches
Official notice
Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
Official record
Attorney General record for 2018-00133
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.

  1. Settlement,

    Defendant
    Advantus Corp.
    Case
    N/A
    Court
    Out Of Court, N/A
    Total payments
    $77,000.00
    Civil penalty
    $45,000.00
    Attorney fees and costs
    $32,000.00
    Payment in lieu of penalty
    $0.00
    Terms
    Reformulation of Covered Products after the Effective Date and offered for sale to DEHP levels less than 0.1% by weight and Proposition 65 Compliant Warnings on existing inventory.
    Official document
    PDF at oag.ca.gov

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