Held Negotiates Settlement with Shurtape Re: DEHP

Dr. Anthony Held has secured a settlement with Shurtape Technologies, LLC for alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Held alleged that Shurtape 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/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain such chemicals to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Shurtape has agreed to reformulate its electrical tape to be virtually free of DEHP.  For more details on the settlement, please see the case summary on our website: Held v. Shurtape Technologies, 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.