Prop 65 notice 2018-00204: SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
Tamar Kaloustian filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on February 16, 2018. It names SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED and alleges exposure to Lead from Certified Organic Psyllium Husk Powder.
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
- 2018-00204
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Vache Thomassian
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- Certified Organic Psyllium Husk Powder
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2018-00204
- 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 12, 2026. A settlement is not an admission and not a finding that anyone broke the law.
Civil Complaint,
- Defendant
- SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
- Case
- TAMAR KALOUSTIAN v. SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
- Court
- Los Angeles County Superior Court, 18STCV01636
- Relief sought
- Warning, Civil Penalty, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
- Official document
- PDF at oag.ca.gov
Settlement,
- Defendant
- SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
- Case
- TAMAR KALOUSTIAN v. SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
- Court
- Los Angeles County Superior Court, 18STCV01636
- Total payments
- $29,000.00
- Civil penalty
- $5,000.00
- Attorney fees and costs
- $24,000.00
- Payment in lieu of penalty
- $0.00
- Terms
- Any Covered Products that are purchased or manufactured by Defendant on and after the date that is 6 months after the Effective Date (“Compliance Date”) that Defendant thereafter sells in California or distributes for sale in California shall either contain no more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day as calculated based on the provisions of Section 2.3 (“Lead Limit”), or comply with the warning requirements of Section 2.2. As used in this Section, “distribute for sale in California” means to directly ship a Covered Product into California or to sell a Covered Product to a distributor that Defendant knows will sell such product in California.
- Official document
- PDF at oag.ca.gov
Other notices naming SWANSON HEALTH PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
- 6 Cents Diversified, Inc. and 2 more: Lead in Candied NutsNotice 2026-03229, filed 2026-07-09 by Center for Consumer Safety, LLC
- Swanson Health Products, Incorporated and 1 more: Cadmium in Swanson Certified Organic Shelled Sunflower SeedsNotice 2025-01773, filed 2025-06-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Windmill Health Products, LLC and 2 more: Lead in Country Farms Herbal Supplements Super Celery - UnflavoredNotice 2024-04305, filed 2024-10-11 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc
- Swanson Health Products, Incorporated and 1 more: Lead and lead compounds in Swanson, Full Spectrum Ashwagandha, UPC#X001NJI7XPNotice 2023-03798, filed 2023-12-01 by CalSafe Research Center, Inc.
Recent notices filed by Tamar Kaloustian
- Keto Buns Ltd. and 3 more: Cadmium in BagelsNotice 2023-02932, filed 2023-09-26 by Tamar Kaloustian
- Monterey Mushrooms, LLC and 2 more: Lead in Mushroom CrispsNotice 2023-00088, filed 2023-01-11 by Tamar Kaloustian
- Mindful Foods, Inc. and 1 more: Lead in Graham-Style CrackersNotice 2023-00020, filed 2023-01-04 by TAMAR KALOUSTIAN
- Ancient Brands, LLC and 2 more: Lead in Organic Super GreensNotice 2022-03073, filed 2022-12-20 by Tamar Kaloustian
- DJ&A PTY, LTD. and 1 more: Cadmium in Mushroom CrispsNotice 2022-02878, filed 2022-12-02 by Tamar Kaloustian