60 Day Notice 2024-02564

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2024-02564
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02564.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/26/2024
Noticing Party: 
Ema Bell
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Evan Smith
Alleged Violators: 
Preferred Brands International, Inc.
Mars, Incorporated (HQ)
Mars Food US, LLC
Mars Foods, LLC
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
SFM, LLC dba SF Markets, LLC
Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Tasty Bite Protein Bowl Chickpea Marsala

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2024-02564
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02564S6272.pdf
Settlement Date:
10/23/2025
Case Name: 
n/a
Court Name: 
n/a
Court Docket Number: 
n/a
Plaintiff: 
Ema Bell
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Evan Smith
Defendant: 
Preferred Brands International Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation and/or warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 16,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 17,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Evan Smith
Contact Organization: 
Brodsky & Smith
Email Address:
esmith@brodskysmith.com
Address: 
9465 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 300
City, State, Zip:
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(877) 534-2590

* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.