Leeman Files Complaint Against Perseus Books Re: Lead on Mugs

Posted: 07/06/2016  browse the blog archive
Leeman Files Complaint Against Perseus Books Re: Lead on Mugs

Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint against Perseus Books, alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling mugs with exterior decorations that contained the heavy metal lead without a health hazard warning.  Proposition 65 requires that companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm--of which lead is one--must provide consumers with a "clear and reasonable" warning of the risk of exposure.

In addition to civil penalties, Leeman seeks an injunction to prohibit Perseus Books from selling mugs with exterior decorations 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.

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