Held and Vinocur Issue 18 60-Day Notices of P65 Violation
Posted: 04/29/2016 browse the blog archive
TCG clients Dr. Anthony E. Held and Laurence Vinocur have issued 18 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 Hoses | DEHP | Abbott Rubber Company, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips | DEHP | Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Inflatable Balls | DEHP | Evergreen Enterprises, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| MultiMeters with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | FLIR Systems, Inc.; Extech Instruments Corporation | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Canning Tool Grips | DEHP | Groupe SEB USA | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Headphone Wraps | DEHP | Mattel, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Octocrylene-containing Sunscreen (products claiming a Sun Protection Factor) | Benzophenone | The Procter & Gamble Company; Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |
| Business Card Holders | DEHP | Structural Industries, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape | DEHP | T. Christy Enterprises | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP, DEHP | Yum! Brands, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |