Prop 65 / Environment

December 21, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against Impact Innovations alleging violations of Proposition 65.  Moorberg alleges that Impact Innovations sold vinyl/PVC holiday door decorations that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other...
December 16, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has reached a settlement with Philips Holding and Philips North America in regard to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Held alleged that Philips sold headphones with earhooks that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm.  Under Proposition 65,...
December 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and McKesson Corporation have reached a settlement for Proposition 65 violations.  Dr. Held alleged that McKesson sold vinyl/PVC gloves gloves that contained the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.  Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers...
December 4, 2015
Laurence Vinocur and Sport Squad LLC have reached a settlement for alleged Proposition 65 violations.  Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a warning of the risk of exposure.  Vinocur alleged...
December 2, 2015
Peter Englander, Dr. Anthony E. Held, and Dr. Whitney R. Leeman have issued 14 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC gloves, drinking glasses with exterior designs, and vinyl/PVC hoses in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard...
November 25, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with Kmart Corporation over alleged Proposition 65 violations.  TDCPP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Vinocur had alleged that Kmart sold tents and shelters that contained the flame retardant chemical TDCPP without the health hazard warnings required by Proposition 65. In addition to paying...
November 20, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against TFI, Inc. and Big Lots alleging violations of Proposition 65.  Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a health hazard warning.  Moorberg alleges that TFI and Big Lots sold planners...
November 16, 2015
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Liberty Glove violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC gloves that contained DINP without a health hazard warning.  DINP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers with a “...
November 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony E. Held, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur have issued seven new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as sunscreen, handheld exercise weights, and children’s play tents in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard...
November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies offering products for...