Held and Englander Issue 13 New Notices of Prop65 Violation

Posted: 03/24/2016  browse the blog archive
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

 

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