On February 15, 2026, a 60-day notice of intent to sue was filed by Clean Product Advocates, LLC (CPA). The notice names Bumble Bee Foods, LLC; Snow Food, LLC; and Walmart Inc. as alleged violators and identifies a specific product category and exemplar product that CPA says is being sold to California consumers without required warnings.

The product category identified in the notice is “Snows Wild Caught Served in Clam Juice Chopped Clams.” The exemplar product specified by CPA is Snows Wild Caught Served in Clam Juice Chopped Clams, UPC # 798525161008. CPA states the product was manufactured or distributed by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC and Snow Food, LLC and offered for sale by Walmart Inc. in California.

CPA alleges that the products expose consumers to the chemicals lead and cadmium and that these exposures have occurred without the clear and reasonable warnings required under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. The notice states that the route of exposure for the identified chemicals is ingestion and summarizes the effects associated with those chemicals as cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm. The notice indicates exposures have occurred dating as far back as August 16, 2025 and would continue until appropriate warnings are provided or the chemicals are removed from the products.

Under the statute cited in the notice, a private party must provide a 60-day notice before filing a private enforcement action unless a public prosecutor initiates an enforcement action. CPA’s notice informs the identified recipients and public prosecutors that it intends to bring an enforcement action after the 60-day notice period unless public enforcement agencies commence and diligently prosecute an action to address the alleged violations.

For more information, consumers should visit http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65.