Held Negotiates Settlement with Product Quest Re: Sunscreen

Dr. Anthony Held has secured a settlement with Product Quest Manufacturing LLC in regard to allegations that the company sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone without the requisite health hazard warnings.

Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale in California that contain benzophenone are required by Proposition 65 to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Product Quest has agreed to sell only sunscreen that has been reformulated to be virtually free of benzophenone.  Please see the case summary on our website for more details and a copy of the settlement: Held v. Product Quest Manufacturing 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.