Prop 65 / Environment
January 12, 2015
Our client Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against ASUS Computer International alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling headsets with vinyl/PVC components that contain 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 reproductive harm, and...
ASUS Computer International, Birth Defects, Complaints, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Other Reproductive Harm, Phthalates, Proposition 65
January 9, 2015
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has ruled to allow California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to designate Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm under Proposition 65, Prop65 Clearinghouse reported. The decision is likely to be appealed by the American Chemistry Council (ACC)....
American Chemistry Council, Birth Defects, Bisphenol A, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65
January 5, 2015
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D has filed a complaint against JS Products alleging that the company offered for sale in California tools with vinyl/PVC grips 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/or reproductive harm, and companies offering products...
December 19, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Red Steer Glove Company in connection to allegations that the company sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard information. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and under Proposition...
December 31, 2014
Green Crystal Aromas has certified to our client Paul Wozniak that their glass containers for reed diffusers with exterior designs manufactured in or distributed for sale to California are virtually free of the heavy metal lead. As per the settlement agreement, Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty.
Earlier this year, Wozniak negotiated a settlement...
Cancer, Certifications, Green Crystal Aromas Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reformulation
December 26, 2014
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to...
Birth Defects, Cancer, GBG USA Inc., Homestead International Group LTD, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
December 23, 2014
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, and Paul Wozniak served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves and mugs in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held, Moore, and Wozniak allege that the...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
December 22, 2014
Fifty-five settlements and six complaints have been filed requiring renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from exposure to lead as required by EPA’s Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California...
December 16, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman has reached a settlement with Gekkeikan regarding the sale of sake glasses and glass decanters with exterior decorations that allegedly contained the heavy metal lead, without the requisite Proposition 65 warning. Proposition 65 prohibits companies from offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Whitney R. Leeman
December 12, 2014
TCG client Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint against Dollar General Corporation to enforce the California public’s right to be informed of the health hazards caused by exposures to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and the heavy metal lead in its products. Wozniak alleges that Dollar General offered for sale vinyl/PVC storage baskets, vinyl/...
Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Dollar General Corporation, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
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