Wozniak Files Complaint Against Big Lots Re: Nylon Cooking Utensils

Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court against Big Lots, Inc. and Big Lots Stores, Inc. alleging violations of Proposition 65.  Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a “clear and reasonable” warning of the risks of exposure.  Wozniak alleges that Big Lots sold nylon cooking utensils containing the cancer-causing chemical 4,4’-Methylenedianiline (4,4’-MDA) without such a warning.

In addition to civil penalties, Wozniak seeks an injunction to prohibit Big Lots from selling any more nylon cooking utensils without the appropriate health hazard warnings.

The Chanler Group represents citizen enforcers who, acting in the public interest, commence actions against businesses offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65. Citizen enforcers bringing Proposition 65 actions in the public interest may obtain a Court Judgment imposing civil penalties, an injunction requiring reformulation of products, and/or provision of health hazard warnings. The Chanler Group has represented citizen enforcers of Proposition 65 for more than twenty years.