Kaopectate Prop 65
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
San Francisco County Judge approves settlement between Pfizer, Attorney General Bill Lockyer in Prop 65 lawsuit regarding Kaopectateanti-diarrheal. Pfizer, which obtained the drug after acquiring Pharmacia, agrees to reformulate Kaopectate liquid with 80% less lead; caplets have not yet been reformulated. "The faster and more extensively Pharmacia removes lead from Kaopectate, the less it will pay in civil penalties," AG's office states June 26. Center for Environmental Health filed suit in 2001 (1"The Tan Sheet" March 26, 2001, p. 21). State AG joined in November 2001...
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