Moore Files Complaint Against Bass Pro

John Moore has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Bass Pro, LLC, alleging that Bass Pro failed to warn California consumers that their cooking utensil grips and vinyl/PVC tubing contained the phthalate chemical DEHP.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires that businesses offering products for sale in California that contain DEHP must provide consumers with a warning of the risks of exposure.

Moore seeks relief in the form of civil penalties and an injunction that will prohibit Bass Pro from manufacturing, distributing, or offering the products for sale in California without a "clear and reasonable 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.