TCG Clients Issue New 60-Day Notices of P65 Violation
Posted: 11/11/2015 browse the blog archive
Dr. Anthony E. Held, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur have issued seven new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as sunscreen, handheld exercise weights, and children’s play tents in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Our clients alleged that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, or the chemical benzophenone, which is known to cause cancer. The noticed companies include Western Family, Bed Bath & Beyond, and M-F Athletic Company.
See below for a partial list of Notices.
| Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
| Sunscreen | Benzophenone | Western Family Holding Company; Western Family Foods, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |
| Children’s Play Tents | TDCPP | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Tote Handles | DEHP | Houdini, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Handheld Exercise Weights | DEHP | M-F Athletic Company Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips | DEHP | Plews, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |