Prop 65 notice 2018-00267: Samsonite LLC
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on February 28, 2018. It names Samsonite LLC, Ross Stores, Inc. and Ross Dress for Less, Inc. and alleges exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from Plastic Hydration Pack.
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
- 2018-00267
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Not listed
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- Plastic Hydration Pack
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2018-00267
- 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.
Settlement,
- Defendant
- Samsonite LLC
- Case
- CAG V. SAMSONITE LLC
- Court
- Out of Court Settlement, N/A
- Total payments
- $47,000.00
- Civil penalty
- $10,000.00
- Attorney fees and costs
- $37,000.00
- Payment in lieu of penalty
- $0.00
- Terms
- Reformulation of DEHP to less than 0.1% (ppm)
- Official document
- PDF at oag.ca.gov
Other notices naming Samsonite LLC
- See’s Candies, Inc. and 38 more: Bisphenol S (BPS) in Thermal Receipt PaperNotice 2025-02130, filed 2025-06-30 by Center for Environmental Health
- Samsonite LLC and 1 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Black plastic handle of Samsonite luggageNotice 2020-03455, filed 2020-12-18 by Ecological Alliance, LLC
- Samsonite LLC and 1 more: Lead in Handheld Luggage Scales With PVC GripsNotice 2019-02325, filed 2019-12-13 by Audrey Donaldson
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