Prop 65 notice 2018-00716: Central Purchasing, LLC
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on May 7, 2018. It names Central Purchasing, LLC, HFT Holdings, Inc., Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and Harbor Freight Tools, Stores #00373 and alleges exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from Hand Tools.
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
- 2018-00716
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Not listed
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- Hand Tools
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2018-00716
- 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
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Case
- CAG v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Court
- Los Angeles County Superior Court, 19STCV00537
- Relief sought
- Warning, Civil Penalty, Cost of suit: Reasonable Attorney Fee and Costs; Any further relief that the court may deem just and equitable
- Official document
- PDF at oag.ca.gov
Other notices naming Central Purchasing, LLC
- Central Purchasing, LLC and 2 more: Chromium (hexavalent compounds) in Hardy Welding SleevesNotice 2026-03955, filed 2026-08-12 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Central Purchasing LLC and 1 more: Chromium (hexavalent compounds) in Hardy Welding SleevesNotice 2026-01867, filed 2026-04-24 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and 1 more: Bisphenol A (BPA) in Hercules Bit Set CaseNotice 2025-01261, filed 2025-04-18 by Gabriel Espinoza
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. and 1 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Pittsburgh Grommet Pliers with 100 Grommets, UPC: 193175490810Notice 2025-00121, filed 2025-01-10 by CA Citizen Protection Group, LLC
- Central Purchasing, LLC and 1 more: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in PVC Bags With HandlesNotice 2024-03105, filed 2024-07-24 by Dennis Johnson
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