Prop 65 / Environment
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
December 10, 2014
Rite Aid Corporation has certified to Russell Brimer and The Chanler Group that Rite Aid now sells only water sprayers with metal nozzles that are virtually lead-free. As per the settlement agreement, Brimer has agreed to waive the final civil penalty.
Earlier this year, Brimer filed a complaint against Rite Aid alleging that it had violated California consumers’...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Rite Aid Corporation, Russell Brimer
December 5, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint against Barron’s Educational Series in order to enforce the California public’s right to know of health hazards caused by exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) allegedly found in vinyl/PVC book covers sold by Barron’s. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
Anthony E. Held, Barron's Educational Series, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
December 1, 2014
Our client Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint versus Best Buy Co., Inc. alleging that the company failed to warn California citizens about the risks of exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) present in and on vinyl/PVC ID cards and charms. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and under...
Anthony E. Held, Best Buy Co., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning
November 26, 2014
Client Dr. Anthony Held served 14 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as tools, electrical tape, and sunscreen in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held alleges that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP and the...
60 Day Notice, Benzophenone, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
November 21, 2014
Just ahead of the holidays, Seasonal Specialties has certified to Russell Brimer and The Chanler Group that its LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables, vinyl/PVC greenery, and holiday ornaments manufactured in or distributed to California are now free of the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and butyl benzyl phthalate...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Compliance Certification, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Seasonal Specialties LLC
November 17, 2014
Graco Children’s Products have certified to our client Laurence Vinocur that it now only distributes and sells padded upholstered car seats that are virtually free of the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2, 3-dibromylpropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). As per the settlement agreement, Vinocur will...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Graco Children's Products, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reformulation, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP
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