60 Day Notice 2024-03255

AG Number: 
2024-03255
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
08/02/2024
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Alleged Violators: 
Halfday Tonics Inc., individually and dba Halfday Tonics LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Source: 
Dietary supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2024-03255
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
11/18/2024
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. Halfday Tonics Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV095566
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
ATA Law Group
Defendant: 
Halfday Tonics Inc., individually and dba Halfday Tonics LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Contact Name: 
Anthony Michael Barnes
Contact Organization: 
ATA Law Group
Address: 
8 Rio Vista Avenue
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone Number:
(415) 568-5200
Comments: 
This First Amended Complaint also includes AG number 2024-03753.
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2024-03255
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
10/14/2024
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Halfday Tonics, Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV095566
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Defendant: 
Halfday Tonics, Inc., d.b.a. Halfday Tonics, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Contact Name: 
Anthony Barnes
Contact Organization: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Email Address:
Address: 
4030 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone Number:
(917) 371-8293
Settlement
AG Number:
2024-03255
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
01/13/2026
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc. vs. Halfday Tonics Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV095566
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Defendant: 
Halfday Tonics Inc., individually and dba Halfday Tonics LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Compliance Date, Halfday 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 Products that expose a California consumer to a “Daily Lead Exposure Level” of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day in the Lead Covered Products and/or a “Daily Mercury Exposure Level” of more than 0.3 micrograms of mercury per day in the Mercury Covered Products and/or any PFOA Covered Product that exposes a person to a quantifiable level of PFOA that can be reliably achieved using industry standard methods for testing in the PFOA Covered Products, unless the Covered Product complies with the warning requirements of Section 3.2.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 3,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 62,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Anthony Barnes
Contact Organization: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Address: 
8 Rio Vista Avenue
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone Number:
(416) 568-5200
Comments: 
This Settlement includes AG numbers 2024-03753 and 21025-02827.


* 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.