Prop 65 / Environment
June 12, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Peter Englander, Costco has agreed to only sell furniture from supplier Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, that virtually eliminates two toxic chemicals, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”). TDCPP is a flame retardant chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Costco Wholesale Corporation, DEHP, Flame retardants, Furniture, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP
June 10, 2014
Congress is making yet another attempt at reforming the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), this time with the Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA). CICA promises to improve public confidence in the safety of chemicals and facilitate interstate commerce. It is supported by industry organizations and companies such as the American Chemistry Council, Procter...
June 5, 2014
Anthony Held, Paul Wozniak, and Whitney Leeman--clients of The Chanler Group--served seventeen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday. The notices were served to companies offering products such as sunscreen, walkers, jewelry, and accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required...
60 Day Notice, Anthony E. Held, California Proposition 65, Leeman, Moore, Prop 65 California, Proposition 65, The Chanler Group
May 29, 2014
A new study conducted by HealthyStuff.org found that many university themed products sold at top retailers contained one or more hazardous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, bromine, chlorine, mercury, phthalates, and cadmium. The researchers found that university licensed products routinely exceed the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s standards for these...
May 27, 2014
Classic Concepts has issued a recall of Aman trunks, sold exclusively at Cost Plus World Market, because the surface coating paint on the interior metal chains contain lead in excess of the federal lead paint standard.
The wooden storage trunk measures 38 inches wide by 18 inches high by 18 inches deep and stands on four carved wooden feet, with metal handles on the sides for...
May 21, 2014
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world’s largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential contamination stemming primarily from the unauthorized manufacture and disposal of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) at its manufacturing...
May 16, 2014
Discount School Supply has issued a recall of its Excellerations™ magnetic color sorting boards. The magnet in the wand can detach and the plywood backing can crack to release small metal balls. Swallowing a magnet and/or a metal ball poses a serious choking and internal injury risk. The surface paint on the metal balls also contains levels of lead in...
Consumer Product Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Lead, Product Recall, Proposition 65
May 15, 2014
California Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-Santee) has introduced AB-2361, which proposes a 14-day cure period for small businesses that have been served with a 60-Day Notice of Violation of Proposition 65. If the business has fewer than 25 employees, they can avoid a lawsuit so long as they cure the alleged violation (such as putting up a warning sign, or removing the...
May 7, 2014
Peter Englander and Dr. Anthony Held, two clients of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Z Gallerie last month to ensure that Z Gallerie’s chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and reproductive toxicant di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”). The chairs were sold throughout California....
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TDCPP, Z Gallerie
May 1, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Dr. Anthony Held, and Laurence Vinocur served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags, and photo frames for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These...
Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
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