[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO APPROVE AND ENTER CONSENT JUDGMENT

On February 2, 2018, plaintiff Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed its first amended complaint against defendant Mercado Latino, Inc. (“Defendant”) and others for civil penalties and injunctive relief based on violations of Health & Safety Code section 25249.6 et seq. On January 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed this motion to approve a consent judgment entered into with Defendant. Plaintiff asserts that the consent judgment is fair and reasonable to the parties, is in the interest of and provides a benefit to the general public, has been submitted for review to the Office of the Attorney General of California, and fully complies with the statutory and regulatory requirements of Proposition 65.

LEGAL STANDARD

The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, colloquially known as Proposition 65, was passed as a ballot initiative by the California voters, and was designed to prevent the contamination of