TCG's Clients Serve Another 12 Proposition 65 Sixty-Day Notices Re: Chemicals in Furniture

Posted: 02/05/2013  browse the blog archive

Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of 12 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning.  TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer, and DEHP is a chemical known to cause reproductive harm.  Companies receiving notice include Euromarket Designs, The Best Quality Furniture Manufacturing, Reliable Seating, and others.  The products containing these chemicals include padded upholstered furniture and vinyl chairs.  A partial list of the notices appears below. 

 

Product Chemical Alleged Violator Citizen Enforcer
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Chairs TDCPP Euromarket Designs, Inc. Englander
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Stools TDCPP Mikhail Darafeev Inc. Englander
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Chairs TDCPP R C Furniture, Inc. Englander
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Chairs TDCPP Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. Englander
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Stools TDCPP Sunny Designs, Inc. Englander
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Benches TDCPP Universal Furniture International,
Inc.
Englander
Vinyl/PVC Office Chairs DEHP
 

The Best Quality Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. 

Vinocur
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Office Chairs TDCPP The Best Quality Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. Vinocur
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Guest Chairs TDCPP Highmark Smart, Reliable Seating, Inc. Vinocur
Padded Upholstered Furniture including Stack Chairs TDCPP Virco Mfg. Corporation Vinocur

 

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