Prop 65 notice 2018-00718: Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, L.L.C., individually and doing business as Hotze Vitamins

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.

1. Civil Complaint, July 30, 2018

   Defendant

   Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, LLC, dba Hotze Vitamins; Physicians Preference International, LP, dba Hotze Vitamins; Braidwood Management, Inc. , dba Hotze Vitamins

   Case

   Environmental Research Center vs. Hotze Health & Wellness

   Court

   Alameda County Superior Court, RG18914802

   Relief sought

   Warning, Civil Penalty

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov

2. Supplemental Complaint, December 10, 2019

   Defendant

   Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, LLC, individually and dba Hotze Vitamins; PHYSICIAN’S PREFERENCE INTERNATIONAL, LP, individually and doing business as HOTZE VITAMINS; PARADIGM HOLDINGS, LLC individually and doing business as HOTZE VITAMINS; BRAIDWOOD MANAGEMENT, INC., individually and doing business as HOTZE VITAMINS; STEVEN F. HOTZE, M.D.

   Case

   Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Hotze Health, et al

   Court

   Alameda County Superior Court - Hayward, RG18914802

   Relief sought

   Warning, Civil Penalty

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov

3. Settlement, April 4, 2023

   Defendant

   Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, LLC dba Hotze Vitamins; Physicians Preference International, LP dba Hotze Vitamins et al.

   Case

   Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. Hotze Health

   Court

   Alameda County Superior Court - Hayward, RG18914802

   Total payments

   $20,360.00

   Civil penalty

   $1,000.00

   Attorney fees and costs

   $7,300.00

   Payment in lieu of penalty

   $12,060.00 (Reimbursement of costs in the amount of $500 and sanctions in the amount of $11560.)

   Terms

   Beginning on the Effective Date, PPILP shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, "Distributing into the State of California," or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product that exposes a person to a "Daily Lead Exposure Level" of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2. The injunctive relief requirements imposed in Section 3 shall be in effect only during time periods in which PPILP employs ten or more persons and only to PPILP action or inaction over which the Court has personal jurisdiction.

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov

4. Corrected Settlement, April 11, 2023

   Defendant

   Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, LLC, dba Hotze Vitamins; Physician's Preference International, LP dba Hotze Vitamins et al.

   Case

   Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Hotze Health

   Court

   Alameda County Superior Court - Hayward, RG18914802

   Total payments

   $20,360.00

   Civil penalty

   $1,000.00

   Attorney fees and costs

   $7,300.00

   Payment in lieu of penalty

   $12,060.00 (Reimbursement of costs in the amount of $500 and sanctions in the amount of $11560.))

   Terms

   3.1 Beginning on the Effective Date, PPILP shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, “Distributing into the State of California,” or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product that exposes a person to a “Daily Lead Exposure Level” of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2. The injunctive relief requirements imposed in Section 3 of this Consent Judgment shall be in effect only during time periods in which PPILP employs ten or more persons.

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov

5. Judgment, May 4, 2023

   This judgment was entered on a settlement. Its payment is the settlement's payment and not an added one.

   Defendant

   Hotze Health & Wellness Center International One, LLC dba Hotze Vitamins; Physicians Preference International, LP dba Hotze Vitamins et al.

   Case

   Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. Hotze Health

   Court

   Alameda County Superior Court - Hayward, RG18914802

   Total payments

   $20,360.00

   Civil penalty

   $1,000.00

   Attorney fees and costs

   $7,300.00

   Payment in lieu of penalty

   $12,060.00 (Reimbursement of costs in the amount of $500 and sanctions in the amount of $11,560.)

   Terms

   Beginning on the Effective Date, PPILP shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, "Distributing into the State of California," or directly selling in the State of California any Covered Product that exposes a person to a "Daily Lead Exposure Level" of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2. The injunctive relief requirements imposed in Section 3 of this Consent Judgment shall be in effect only during time periods in which PPILP employs ten or more persons.

   Official document

   PDF at oag.ca.gov