posted on September 3, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held last week filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging that Building Materials Holdings Corp. is offering for sale in California tape measures with vinyl/PVC straps and grips containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warnings. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies selling products containing DEHP must provide... full text
posted on August 29, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 28 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as sunscreen, headsets, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP, the heavy metal lead, and the... full text
posted on August 25, 2014
Our client Paul Wozniak filed a complaint last week against Toys “R” Us, Inc. alleging that the massive toy retailer offered for sale headphones containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the required health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and products sold in California containing DEHP must be accompanied by a health hazard warning.
Wozniak sent a 60-Day Notice of Proposition... full text
posted on August 22, 2014
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dr. Whitney Leeman, frequent flyers and other travelers can rest assured that their luggage tags are virtually free of toxic chemicals as mandated under Proposition 65. Dr. Leeman and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have entered into a binding agreement prohibiting the sales and distribution of any luggage tags in California unless the luggage tags meet the stringent reformulation standards outlined in the Agreement. Leeman alleged that CVS had violated... full text
posted on August 21, 2014
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a new Senate bill last month, S2572, or the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014.
S2572, if enacted, would not only ban food containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA) but would also prohibit replacing BPA with similar carcinogenic or toxic chemicals. It would also require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review substances used in food containers for health and safety.... full text
posted on August 19, 2014
TCG client Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court alleging that Eden Foods, Inc. has violated Proposition 65 by selling dried seaweed containing arsenic without a health hazard warning. Arsenic is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm must be accompanied by a health hazard warning.
Dr. Held seeks relief in the form of civil... full text
posted on August 14, 2014
The Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. of the Alameda County Superior Court approved and entered the judgment in Vinocur v. Kids II, Inc. on July 31 regarding the alleged presence of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) in nursing pillows and activity gyms manufactured, imported, sold, and/or distributed for sale in California by Kids II. TDCPP is a flame retardant chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain TDCPP... full text
posted on August 12, 2014
Client John Moore has negotiated an agreement with Norwood Promotional Products in connection with alleged violations of Proposition 65. Moore alleged that Norwood manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, and/or offered for sale in California backpacks and duffel bags containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), both chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm. Under Proposition 65, companies... full text
posted on August 7, 2014
Our client Dr. Anthony Held filed a complaint against L’Oreal USA, Inc. yesterday in Marin County Superior Court alleging that benzophenone is present in sunscreens manufactured, distributed, and offered for sale or use to consumers throughout the State of California, without the requisite health hazard warnings.
Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and it is a violation of Proposition 65 to offer products for sale that contain benzophenone... full text
posted on August 4, 2014
TCG client Dr. Anthony Held has reached a settlement agreement with Chattem, Inc. in regards to benzophenone, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, allegedly found in sunscreen manufactured, imported, sold, and/or distributed by Chattem. Under California’s Proposition 65 law, companies selling products in California that contain such toxic chemicals must provide consumers with a health hazard warning; Held alleged that Chattem violated Proposition 65 by not... full text
