posted on February 18, 2013
UPI reports that a potentially cancer-causing dye was found in student uniforms for 21 schools in Shanghai, China. The students, for the time being, may attend school in their regular clothes, while officials investigate the uniforms manufactured by the Shanghai Ouxia garment company. A batch of the uniforms contains aromatic amine dyes, which are banned in China.
Many aromatic amines are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and appear on the Proposition 65 List of... full text
posted on February 15, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer. Companies receiving notices include Kids Only, Toys "R" Us, First Act Inc., and others. The products... full text
posted on February 8, 2013
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer, and DEHP is a chemical known to cause reproductive harm. Companies receiving notice... full text
posted on February 8, 2013
The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation issued Proposed New Flammability Standards for Upholstered Furniture, which would overhaul the State's decades-old furniture flammability standard, known as Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117). TB-117 led to the addition of harmful flame retardant chemicals--such as chlorinated Tris, a chemical known to cause cancer--in the foam padding of furniture and baby products. The flame retardants in use to comply with TB... full text
posted on February 5, 2013
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of 12 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer, and DEHP is a chemical known to cause reproductive harm. Companies receiving notice... full text
posted on January 31, 2013
During 2012, TCG clients Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur initiated investigations into products suspected of containing the flame retardant tris phosphate--more formally tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)--a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Englander and Vinocur have identified dozens of furniture products containing TDCPP, including padded chairs, padded upholstered furniture, ottomans, footstools, and storage benches. Between December 2012 and January... full text
posted on January 25, 2013
On January 25, 2013, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of its intent to list the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity. BPA has been used in reusable hard plastic water bottles and the linings of canned goods. OEHHA is currently accepting public comments on the proposed listing of BPA until February 25, 2013.
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posted on January 4, 2013
On January 4, 2013, Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of nine new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without providing a Proposition 65 warning. The products include padded upholstered furniture and a padded playard/bassinet. See Partial List of Notices Below.
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posted on January 2, 2013
On January 2, 2013, Peter Englandar, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of eight new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing phthalates and the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include padded chairs and padded upholstered furniture. See Partial List of Notices Below
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posted on December 28, 2012
On December 28, 2012, Russell Brimer and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of six new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing phthalates, lead, and the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include vinyl/PVC audio cords and seating and furniture products. See Partial List of Notices Below.
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