Moore v. Steren Electronics International, LLC

On September 21, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Steren Electronics International, LLC (“Steren”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Steren sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. 

 

As part of the settlement, Steren agreed not to sell any vinyl/PVC tape in California after September 21, 2018, unless the tape contains less than 1,000 parts per million of DEHP when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies or have Proposition 65 warnings provided.

 

The Settlement Agreement requires settlement payments of $20,000, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to citizen enforcer Moore and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.