Wozniak Files Complaint Against Dollar General Re: DEHP in Various Products

TCG client Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint against Dollar General Corporation to enforce the California public’s right to be informed of the health hazards caused by exposures to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and the heavy metal lead in its products.  Wozniak alleges that Dollar General offered for sale vinyl/PVC storage baskets, vinyl/PVC pencil pouches, and tape measures with vinyl/PVC hand straps containing DEHP without the health hazard warning required by Proposition 65, as well as metal tape measures containing lead.

Wozniak seeks an injunction to prevent Dollar General from continuing to offer these products for sale without a “clear and reasonable” warning, in addition to civil penalties.

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.