Our Clients Serve 23 New 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation
Posted: 12/23/2014 browse the blog archive
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, and Paul Wozniak served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves and mugs in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held, Moore, and Wozniak allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate chemicals DEHP and DINP, the heavy metal lead, and the chemical 4,4’MDA. DEHP and lead are known to cause birth defects and reproductive harm, while DINP and 4,4’MDA are known to cause cancer. Some of the noticed companies include Nordstrom, Sur La Table, and Unilever.
See below for a Partial List of Notices.
| Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DEHP | Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. | Paul Wozniak |
| Glass Jars with Exterior Designs | Lead | A. L. Schutzman Company, Inc. | Paul Wozniak |
| Mugs with Exterior Designs | Lead | Certified International Corp. | Paul Wozniak |
| Glass Dressing Shaker Bottles with Exterior Designs; Nylon Cooking Utensils | Lead; 4,4’-MDA | Fox Run Holdings, Inc.; Fox Run USA, LLC | Paul Wozniak |
| Drinking Glasses with Exterior Designs | Lead | Nordstrom, Inc. | Paul Wozniak |
| Mugs with Exterior Designs | Lead | Perfect Timing, Inc. | Paul Wozniak |
| Glass Cocktail Shakers with Exterior Designs | Lead | Sur La Table, Inc. | Paul Wozniak |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Liberty Glove, Inc. | Mark Moorberg |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | AmerisourceBergan Corporation | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Total Resources International Inc. | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Unilever United States, Inc.; Alberto-Culver LLC | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | WCM Holdings, Inc.; West Chester Holdings, Inc. | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | D.W.L. International Trading Inc. | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Footwear | DINP | Okabashi Brands, Inc. | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
| Seat/Back Cushions with Vinyl/PVC Components | DINP | McCarty’s Sacro-Ease, L.L.C.; Wayfair LLC | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Namaste Laboratories, L.L.C. | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Showa Best Glove, Inc. | John Moore |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Cardinal Health, Inc. | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |