Held Settles with McKesson Re: Gloves

Dr. Anthony Held and McKesson Corporation have reached a settlement for Proposition 65 violations.  Dr. Held alleged that McKesson sold vinyl/PVC gloves gloves that contained the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.  Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risk of exposure, which Dr. Held alleges McKesson failed to provide.

McKesson is a publicly traded provider of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and health information technology.  As part of the settlement, McKesson has agreed to not sell any vinyl/PVC gloves in California unless the gloves have been reformulated to be free of DINP or have Proposition 65 warnings provided.  McKesson has also agreed to pay $17,000 in civil penalties, part of which Dr. Held has agreed to waive should McKesson provide certification by January 15, 2016 that all gloves sold in California meet the reformulation requirements.

For more details and to read the settlement itself, please see the case summary on our website: Held v. McKesson Corporation

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