Held Negotiates Settlement with Jasco Re: DEHP in Electrical Tape

Dr. Anthony Held has successfully negotiated a settlement with Jasco Products Company regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Held alleged that Jasco sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale that contain DEHP must provide a “clear and reasonable” warning to consumers of the risks of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Jasco agreed to sell in California only vinyl/PVC electrical tape that has been reformulated to be virtually free of DEHP.  Jasco also agreed to provide the reformulation standards to their suppliers and instruct them to provide compliant products as quickly as possible.

See more details of the settlement on the case summary at our website: Held v. Jasco Products Company LLC

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.