Moore v. Izzo Golf, Inc.

Posted: 07/02/2015  browse the case archive

The parties involved in the case Moore v. Izzo Golf, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 2, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Izzo Golf, Inc. (“Izzo”) sold vinyl/PVC keychains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

As part of the agreement, Izzo agreed not to sell any vinyl/PVC golf ball retriever grips or vinyl/PVC bags in California after July 2, 2015, unless the products contain no more than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP, di-n-butyl phthalate (“DBP”), butyl benzyl phthalate (“BBP”), or diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.  Izzo has also agreed to provide the above reformulation standards to their suppliers and instruct them to comply expeditiously.  Products that do not meet the standards shall be sold with Proposition 65 warnings provided.  Should Izzo provide written certification that all vinyl/PVC golf ball retriever grips and vinyl/PVC bags sold in California qualify as reformulated by September 15, 2015, Moore agreed to waive a portion of the civil fine that would otherwise be applied.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of $61,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Moore and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.   

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