Leeman Files Complaint Against Frankford Candy

Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Frankford Candy LLC, alleging that Frankford Candy violated Proposition 65 by selling mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead without a health hazard warning to consumers.  Proposition 65 requires that companies offering products for sale in California that contain lead, a chemical known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and reproductive harm, must provide consumers with a warning of the risks of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Dr. Leeman seeks an injunction prohibiting Frankford Candy from selling mugs with exterior decorations in California without a Proposition 65 warning.

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.