TCG Clients Serve 16 New 60-Day Notices of Prop65 Violation
Posted: 03/13/2015 browse the blog archive
Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 16 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today to companies offering products such as headphones, glass beverage dispensers, and cosmetic cases in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate chemical DEHP and/or the heavy metal lead, which are known to the State of California to cause birth defects and reproductive harm. Some of the noticed companies include Meijer Companies, First Texas Products, and Intracom.
See below for a partial list of notices.
| Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
| Badge Holders | DEHP | Fashion Accessory Bazaar LLC | Laurence Vinocur |
| Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | First Texas Holding Corporation; First Texas Products, LLC | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Headphone Pouches | DEHP | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | Laurence Vinocur |
| Headsets with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | Intracom U.S.A., Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Glass Beverage Dispensers with Exterior Designs | Lead | Meijer Companies, Ltd.; Meijer, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Headset Cords | DEHP | Midland Radio Corporation | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Tubing | DEHP | The Scott Fetzer Company; Wayne/Scott Fetzer Company | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Earbud Pouches | DEHP | SDI Technologies Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |
| Vinyl/PVC Cosmetic Cases | DEHP | Tarte, Inc. | Laurence Vinocur |