TCG Clients Issue 18 New 60-Day Notices

Posted: 10/18/2013  browse the blog archive

TCG clients Anthony Held, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, tote bags and dried seaweed for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our clients allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP, the flame retardant TDCPP, the heavy metal arsenic (As). DEHP is known to cause birth defects and reproductive harm, while TDCPP and arsenic are known to cause cancer. Some of the noticed companies include Kimberly-Clark Corporation, John Wiley & Sons, and Snap-On Inc.

See below for a partial list of Notices.

Product Chemical Alleged Violator Citizen Enforcer
Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP DEHP Drew Industries Incorporated; Lippert Components, Inc.; Seating Technology, Inc. Held
Vinyl/PVC Aprons DEHP Houston's, Inc. Held
Vinyl/PVC Totes/Caddies DEHP Impact Products, LLC Held
Books with Vinyl/PVC Covers DEHP John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Held
Hearing Protection with Vinyl/PVC Components DEHP Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Jackson Safety, LLC Held
Benches with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP DEHP Sam Ash Music Corporation; Samson Technologies Corp. Held
Dried Seaweed ARSENIC Eden Foods, Inc. Held
Dried Seaweed ARSENIC JFC International Inc. Held
Dried Seaweed ARSENIC Jinon Corporation Held
Dried Seaweed ARSENIC Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Ltd.; Mitsuwa Corporation Held
Dried Seaweed ARSENIC Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd. Held
       
Stools with Foam Padding containing TDCPP; Stools with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP TDCPP; DEHP GF Health Products, Inc. Englander
Tile Cutter Hand Grips;
Hand Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips
DEHP Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Englander
Vinyl/PVC Pouches; Stools with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery containing DEHP DEHP Snap-On Incorporated Held

 

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