Held Negotiates Settlement with Red Steer Glove Company

Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Red Steer Glove Company in connection to allegations that the company sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard information.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65 law companies offering products for sale in California that contain such chemicals must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of their exposure risk.

In addition to civil penalties, Red Steer has agreed to sell only products in California that have been reformulated to be virtually free of DEHP.  Should Red Steer provide certification that all their gloves qualify as reformulated, Dr. Held has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalties.

See the case summary on our website for more information: Held v. Red Steer Glove Company.

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.