Prop 65 / Environment
June 26, 2015
Northern Tool + Equipment has issued a recall for the Little Digger Toy, a stationary scooper toy with moveable poles and a red painted steel frame that turns out to contain levels of lead in excess of federal law. The toy was sold from August 2014 through June 2015 under the Wel-Bilt Brand.
Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the toy, put it out of the reach...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, CPSC, Lead, Proposition 65, Recalls
June 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has successfully negotiated a settlement with Jasco Products Company regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Jasco sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Jasco Products Company LLC, Phthalates, Proposition 65, settlements
June 18, 2015
Russell Brimer has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court alleging that Standard Motor Products, Inc. violated Proposition 65 by selling hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contain the phthalate chemical DEHP without a health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and companies offering...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Russell Brimer, Standard Motor Products, Inc.
June 15, 2015
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with 99 Cents Only Stores regarding alleged violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak had alleged that 99 Cents Only sold glass bottles with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or...
99 Cents Only Stores, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, settlements
June 5, 2015
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has appealed a California court decision to refuse the reversal of the designation of the phthalate DINP as a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, according to ChemicalWatch. The ACC contends that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that DINP causes cancer in humans.
Under Proposition 65 law, companies...
American Chemistry Council, Cancer, DINP, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Phthalates, Proposition 65
June 1, 2015
Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and Belkin International, a major manufacturer of consumer electronics and connectivity devices, have reached a settlement agreement for alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Belkin offered for sale in California vinyl/PVC coated cables used with security locks that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the...
Anthony E. Held, Belkin International, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Proposition 65
May 27, 2015
Paul Wozniak has successfully negotiated a settlement with major toy retailer Toys “R” Us in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Wozniak alleged that Toys “R” Us offered for sale headphones with vinyl/PVC ear cushions that contained the phthalate chemical, DEHP, known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, settlements, Toys R Us
May 22, 2015
Anthony Held, Whitney Leeman, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur collectively issued 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, spoon rests, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. ...
60 Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DINP, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
May 18, 2015
Vinocur has successfully negotiated a settlement with Ross Acquisition regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations. Earlier this year, Vinocur filed a complaint against Ross alleging that Ross sold mugs with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead, without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Ross Acquisition Co., settlements, Vinocur
May 15, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Dynarex Corporation regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations. Held alleged that Dynarex’s vinyl/PVC gloves contained DINP, a phthalate chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and that Dynarex failed to provide consumers with the requisite a health hazard warning.
In addition to civil penalties...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DINP, Dynarex Corporation, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
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