Held and Englander Issue 13 New Notices of Prop65 Violation
TCG clients Dr. Anthony E. Held and Peter Englander have issued 13 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as disposable gloves, sunscreen, and fuel pump nozzles in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Our clients allege that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemicals DEHP and DINP, the heavy metal lead, and/or the chemical benzophenone, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm. Noticed companies include Do It Best Corp., Saranac Glove Company, and Target.
See below for a partial list of Notices.
Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |
Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | Do It Best Corp. | Peter Englander |
Fuel Pump Nozzles with Vinyl/PVC Covers | DEHP | Fastenal Company | Peter Englander |
Vinyl/PVC Tubing | DEHP | General Foam Plastics Corp.; Beckett Corporation | Peter Englander |
Fuel Pump Nozzles with Vinyl/PVC Covers | DEHP | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. | Peter Englander |
Fuel Pump Nozzles with Vinyl/PVC Covers | DEHP | Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. | Peter Englander |
Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | Saranac Glove Company, Inc.; Davis Glove and Mitten Co. | Peter Englander |
Sunscreen Lotions | Benzophenone | Sothys U.S.A., Inc.; Target Corporation; Dermstore LLC | Anthony E. Held |
Vinyl/PVC Zipper Pulls | DEHP | Zagg Incorporated | Peter Englander |