Wozniak Settles with Homestead Over Lead on Glass Jars

Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required health hazard warning.  Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm, and companies selling products that contain such chemicals must provide consumers with a "clear and reasonable" Proposition 65 warning.

In addition to paying civil penalties, Homestead has agreed to sell only reformulated products in California that are virtually free of lead.  Homestead has also agreed to withdraw all unreformulated products from the California market.

For more details and to read the settlement, please see the case summary on our website.

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.