Prop 65 / Environment
September 5, 2014
FGX International has issued a recall of its children’s sunglasses because its surface paint contains lead in excess of federal law.
The sunglasses come in 20 styles of Disney, Marvel, and Sears/Kmart brand, in a variety of colors and with printed images of characters on the frames. They were sold at Bon Ton, CVS, K-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and other retail...
September 3, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held last week filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging that Building Materials Holdings Corp. is offering for sale in California tape measures with vinyl/PVC straps and grips containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard warnings. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth...
August 29, 2014
Clients Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 28 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as sunscreen, headsets, and gloves for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These...
August 14, 2014
The Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. of the Alameda County Superior Court approved and entered the judgment in Vinocur v. Kids II, Inc. on July 31 regarding the alleged presence of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) in nursing pillows and activity gyms manufactured, imported, sold, and/or distributed for sale in California by Kids II. TDCPP is a flame retardant...
Cancer, Children's Furniture, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Kids II, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
August 7, 2014
Our client Dr. Anthony Held filed a complaint against L’Oreal USA, Inc. yesterday in Marin County Superior Court alleging that benzophenone is present in sunscreens manufactured, distributed, and offered for sale or use to consumers throughout the State of California, without the requisite health hazard warnings.
Benzophenone is a chemical known to the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, sunscreen
August 25, 2014
Our client Paul Wozniak filed a complaint last week against Toys “R” Us, Inc. alleging that the massive toy retailer offered for sale headphones containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the required health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and products sold in...
Birth Defects, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
August 22, 2014
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dr. Whitney Leeman, frequent flyers and other travelers can rest assured that their luggage tags are virtually free of toxic chemicals as mandated under Proposition 65. Dr. Leeman and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have entered into a binding agreement prohibiting the sales and distribution of any luggage tags in California unless the luggage tags...
Birth Defects, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Luggage Tags, Other Reproductive Harm, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
August 21, 2014
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a new Senate bill last month, S2572, or the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014.
S2572, if enacted, would not only ban food containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA) but would also prohibit replacing BPA with similar carcinogenic or toxic chemicals. It would...
August 19, 2014
TCG client Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court alleging that Eden Foods, Inc. has violated Proposition 65 by selling dried seaweed containing arsenic without a health hazard warning. Arsenic is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State to cause...
Arsenic, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Eden Foods, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Seaweed
August 12, 2014
Client John Moore has negotiated an agreement with Norwood Promotional Products in connection with alleged violations of Proposition 65. Moore alleged that Norwood manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, and/or offered for sale in California backpacks and duffel bags containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), both chemicals known to...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DBP, DEHP, John Moore, Norwood Promotional Products, LLC, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
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