posted on March 26, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags 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 metals lead and... full text
posted on March 20, 2014
Chemtura, a leading manufacturer of flame retardants and other chemicals, filed suit earlier this year regarding the recent revision to the decades-old Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117), reported the San Francisco Chronicle. TB-117-2013 revises TB-117 in such a way that furniture manufacturers may no longer have to douse their products in carcinogenic flame retardant chemicals.
Previously, TB-117 required that the foam padding inside upholstered furniture sold in California be able to... full text
posted on March 14, 2014
On Jan. 10, 2014, the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. denied Bexco’s Motion to Strike portions of TCG client Peter Englander’s complaint, leaving intact Englander’s allegations in the complaint that all upholstered furniture products with foam padding containing the Proposition 65-listed chemical flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) manufactured by Bexco are sources of potential Proposition 65 violations and covered by Englander’s 60-... full text
posted on March 12, 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed 2014-2015 budget will allocate $765,000 to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The money will allow OEHHA to revise the Proposition 65 warning regulations and develop a new website.
Proposition 65, or The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or... full text
posted on March 6, 2014
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Joovy Holding Co. to ensure that Joovy’s high chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP). The high chairs were sold throughout California from retailers such as Babies “R” Us and BuyBuy Baby.
Vinocur alleged that Joovy violated Proposition 65 by selling high chairs that contain TDCPP in California without providing a health hazard warning.... full text
posted on March 4, 2014
The Chanler Group has awarded $25,000 to Center for Creative Land Recycling, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Sea Research Foundation. These organizations will use the funds to clean up the environment, educate consumers and build research and development facilities as further described below.
“We all have the same goal: a cleaner environment,” said Josh Voorhees, managing attorney of The Chanler Group. “We are proud to partner with these worthy organizations... full text
posted on February 27, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served ten new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP and the chemical benzophene. DEHP is known to cause birth... full text
posted on February 26, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, obtained an agreement earlier this month to ensure that greeting cards sold by American Greetings will be free of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a toxic phthalate chemical known to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Leeman alleged that American Greetings violated Proposition 65 by selling cards made with vinyl/PVC components containing DEHP in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition... full text
posted on February 25, 2014
A study published this month in The Lancet Neurology and reported by Forbes identified eleven chemicals strongly related to brain development disorders in children such as reduced attention span, delayed development, and learning disabilities. Despite the fact that some of these chemicals are banned, they are present in our everyday lives and may contribute to a rise in neurobehavioral problems in children such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.
Those chemicals are:
Lead, a heavy metal;... full text
posted on February 19, 2014
Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have found evidence that fetal exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) can increase risk for prostate cancer later in life. BPA is found in a variety of common consumer products, from hard plastic reusable water bottles to the linings of food cans to grocery store receipts, and fetal exposure occurs when pregnant women use these items and ingest or absorb BPA.
When absorbed into the body, BPA mimics the hormone estrogen and is believed to be an... full text
