TCG Clients Serve Ten 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65

Posted: 05/20/2013  browse the blog archive

Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--three clients of The Chanler Group--served ten 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last Friday, May 17.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture and hand tools for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning.  TCG's citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP, the flame retardant chemical TDCPP, the heavy metal lead (Pb), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).  DEHP and lead are known to cause birth defects and reproductive harm, while TDCPP and PAHs are known to cause cancer.  Some of the noticed companies include Bush Industries, MooreCo, and Highgate Hotels.  See below for a partial list of notices.

 

Product Chemical Alleged Violators Citizen Enforcer
Upholstered Chairs with Foam Padding TDCPP Bush Industries, Inc.; Hayneedle, Inc. Vinocur
Upholstered Chairs with Foam Padding TDCPP MooreCo, Inc.; MooreCo Inernational Holdings, Inc.; Staples, Inc. Vinocur

Flame Cooked Ground Beef
Products

 PAHs

The Blackstone Group, L.P.; Highgate Hotels, L.P.; Highgate Hotels, Inc.; Wyndham Worldwide Corporation; RP/Kinetic Parc 55 Owner, LLC; BRE Parc 55 Owner, LLC

 Leeman
Hose Bibs with Vinyl/PVC Grips Pb; DEHP; DBP LDR Industries, LLC; Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation Englander

 

Read the most recent notices issued by clients of The Chanler Group

60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, PAHs, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP