Prop 65 notice 2025-04971: Distinctive Brands, Inc.
Environmental Health Advocates, Inc. filed this California Prop 65 60-day notice on December 12, 2025. It names Distinctive Brands, Inc. and Walmart Inc. and alleges exposure to Lead from Rao’s Made for Home Vegetable Minestrone.
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
- 2025-04971
- Date filed
- Noticing party
- Plaintiff attorney
- Entorno Law, LLP
- Alleged violators
- Chemicals
- Source or product
- Rao’s Made for Home Vegetable Minestrone
- Official notice
- Notice PDF at oag.ca.gov
- Official record
- Attorney General record for 2025-04971
- 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 Distinctive Brands, Inc.
- The Campbell’s Company and 2 more: Lead in Rao's Homestyle Italian Sausage & Mushroom Pasta SauceNotice 2026-03032, filed 2026-06-26 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Distinctive Brands Inc. and 2 more: Lead in Rao’s Made for Home Vegetable MinestroneNotice 2026-00069, filed 2026-01-09 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Distinctive Brands Inc. and 2 more: Cadmium in Rao's Slow Simmered Soup - Tomato BasilNotice 2025-04806, filed 2025-11-26 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Distinctive Brands Inc. and 2 more: Cadmium, Lead in Rao's Made For Home Slow Simmered Soup Creamy TomatoNotice 2025-04801, filed 2025-11-26 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
Recent notices filed by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Impact Brands LLC and 2 more: Lead in Liver Cleanse Detox & Repair SupplementsNotice 2026-05236, filed 2026-11-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Primal Nutrition, LLC and 3 more: Fumonisin B1 in Primal Kitchen No Dairy Sundried Tomato Pasta SauceNotice 2026-05235, filed 2026-11-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Natural Essentials Inc.: Lead in Bulk Apothecary Moringa PowderNotice 2026-05234, filed 2026-11-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc and 1 more: Lead in Ross "Home Sweet Home" Hydrangea Bliss White PitcherNotice 2026-05233, filed 2026-11-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
- General Mills, Inc. and 1 more: Cadmium in Progresso Hearty Grain Vegetable Protein SoupNotice 2026-05232, filed 2026-11-06 by Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.