Prop 65 notice 2018-01833: GNC, Inc.
Erika McCartney filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on October 12, 2018. It names GNC, Inc., GNC Corporation, GNC Holdings, Inc., GNC Parent Corporation, GNC Parent, LLC, General Nutrition Investment Company, GNC Headquarters, LLC and GNC Headquarters, Inc. and alleges exposure to Lead from GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, French Vanilla , GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Natural Vanilla , GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Chocolate Peanut Butter, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Banana, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Mixed Berry, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Mango Smoothie, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Vanilla Bean, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Rich Chocolate.
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
- 2018-01833
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Robert B. Hancock, Melvin B. Pearlston
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, French Vanilla , GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Natural Vanilla , GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Chocolate Peanut Butter, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Banana, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Mixed Berry, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Mango Smoothie, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Vanilla Bean, GNC Total Lean Shake Powder, Rich Chocolate
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2018-01833
- Last checked
- November 11, 2026
What happened after this notice
Outcomes for this notice have not been checked yet. A settlement is not an admission and not a finding that anyone broke the law.
Other notices naming GNC, Inc.
- General Nutrition Corporation and 10 more: Cadmium, Lead and lead compounds in Dietary supplementsNotice 2019-01650, filed 2019-08-27 by Environmental Research Center, Inc.
- General Nutrition Corporation and 10 more: Cadmium, Lead and lead compounds in Dietary supplementsNotice 2019-00684, filed 2019-04-11 by Environmental Research Center, Inc.
- General Nutrition Corporation and 11 more: Lead and lead compounds in Dietary supplementsNotice 2019-00467, filed 2019-03-08 by Environmental Research Center, Inc.
- General Nutrition Corporation and 11 more: Cadmium, Lead and lead compounds in Dietary supplementsNotice 2019-00173, filed 2019-01-29 by Environmental Research Center, Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc. and 9 more: Cadmium in True Mass Protein -- Chocolate MilkshakeNotice 2018-00841, filed 2018-05-30 by Erika McCartney
Recent notices filed by Erika McCartney
- Coracao Confections, Inc.: Cadmium in Cacoco Drinking ChocolatesNotice 2020-00476, filed 2020-02-24 by Erika McCartney
- Vitacost.com, Inc.: Lead in Vitacost Root2 Certified Organic Maca PowderNotice 2018-02227, filed 2018-12-11 by Erika McCartney
- Vitacost.com, Inc.: Lead in Vitacost Root2 Certified Organic Maca PowderNotice 2018-02008, filed 2018-11-05 by Erika McCartney
- Universal Nutrition Properties, LLC d/b/a Universal Nutrition and 4 more: Cadmium, Lead in Universal Nutrition - Gain Fast 3100 Chocolate ShakeNotice 2018-01995, filed 2018-11-01 by Erika McCartney
- Ultimate Nutrition, Inc. and 2 more: Lead in Ultimate Nutrition, Inc. - Muscle Juice 2544 ChocolateNotice 2018-01994, filed 2018-11-01 by Erika McCartney