TCG Clients Serve 23 New 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation

Posted: 04/01/2015  browse the blog archive
TCG Clients Serve 23 New 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation

Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC electrical tape, hand tools, and light cords for sale 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 chemicals DEHP and DINP, the chemical benzophenone, 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 Orgill, Inc., Rotary Corporation, and Standard Motor Products, Inc.

See below for a partial list of notices.

Product Chemical Alleged Violator Citizen Enforcer
Vinyl/PVC Automobile Seat Covers  DEHP Automotive Innovations, Inc. Russell Brimer
Brass Water Hose Connectors Lead Camping World, Inc. Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Eyewear Cases DEHP Eyewear Designs, Ltd. Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape; Vinyl/PVC Gloves DEHP, DINP Genuine Parts Company; Balkamp Inc.; S. P. Richards Company Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.
LED Light Cords  DEHP The Gerson Company Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape; Vinyl/PVC Gloves DEHP, DINP HBC Holdings, LLC; Howard Berger Co. LLC  Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.
Vinyl/PVC Hardware Cloth DEHP Itochu International Inc.; PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Coated  Padlocks  DEHP Orgill, Inc. Russell Brimer
Eyelash Curler Grips  DEHP Pacific World Corporation Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips  DEHP Privateer Press, Inc. Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Tubing DEHP Rotary Corporation Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Tubing DEHP SKF USA Inc.; Lincoln Industrial Corporation Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips  DEHP Standard Motor Products, Inc. Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Earplug Cords DEHP SureFire, LLC Russell Brimer
Vinyl/PVC Keyrings DEHP Templeton Coal Company, Inc.; Dicksons Inc. Russell Brimer

See our most recent 60-Day Notices