Wozniak Settles With Bessey Tools Re: DEHP

Paul Wozniak has negotiated a successful settlement agreement with Bessey Tools in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Wozniak alleged that Bessey sold clamp grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, without the requisite health hazard warnings.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Bessey has agreed to sell in California only clamp grips that have been reformulated to be virtually free of DEHP.  Grips that do not meet the reformulation requirements will be accompanied by a Proposition 65 warning.  Should Bessey certify to Wozniak that all clamp grips sold in California meet the reformulation requirement, Wozniak has agreed to waive part of the civil fine.

For more details and to read the settlement itself, please see the case summary on our website: Wozniak v. Bessey Tools, Inc.

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