Prop 65 / Environment
March 4, 2014
The Chanler Group has awarded $25,000 to Center for Creative Land Recycling, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Sea Research Foundation. These organizations will use the funds to clean up the environment, educate consumers and build research and development facilities as further described below.
“We all have the same goal: a cleaner environment,” said Josh...
March 6, 2014
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Joovy Holding Co. to ensure that Joovy’s high chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP). The high chairs were sold throughout California from retailers such as Babies “R” Us and BuyBuy Baby.
Vinocur alleged that Joovy...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, High Chairs, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
February 27, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served ten new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 26, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, obtained an agreement earlier this month to ensure that greeting cards sold by American Greetings will be free of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a toxic phthalate chemical known to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Leeman alleged that American Greetings violated Proposition 65 by selling cards made with...
American Greetings Corporation, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
February 25, 2014
A study published this month in The Lancet Neurology and reported by Forbes identified eleven chemicals strongly related to brain development disorders in children such as reduced attention span, delayed development, and learning disabilities. Despite the fact that some of these chemicals are banned, they are present in our everyday lives and may contribute to a rise in...
February 11, 2014
A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that replacing Bisphenol A (BPA) with a safer alternative, especially in food and drink containers, could save the U.S. economy over a billion dollars a year in healthcare costs and lost labor. BPA, which is found in hard plastic water bottles, the linings of food cans, and grocery store receipts, is associated with...
February 19, 2014
Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have found evidence that fetal exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) can increase risk for prostate cancer later in life. BPA is found in a variety of common consumer products, from hard plastic reusable water bottles to the linings of food cans to grocery store receipts, and fetal exposure occurs when pregnant women use these...
February 18, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Laurence Vinocur, Staples has agreed to only sell seat/back cushions that are reformulated to virtually eliminate the toxic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), a chemical known to cause cancer. Vinocur alleged that Staples violated Proposition 65 by selling seat/back cushions that contain TDCPP in California without...
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Staples, TDCPP
February 10, 2014
TCG Clients Serve Fifteen New 60-Day Notices
Russell Brimer and Paul Wozniak--clients of The Chanler Group--served fifteen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week. The notices were served to companies offering products such as hand tools, home furniture and musical equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause reproductive harm,...
60 Day Notice, 60 day notice california, california prop 65, Prop 65 California, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning
February 7, 2014
The Green Science Policy Institute is hosting a symposium on what they’re calling “the flame retardant dilemma” on Feb. 14, 2014, at UC Berkeley, discussing the progress made in eliminating toxic flame retardants from our lives and how to strike a balance between that and fire safety. Among the speakers will be scientists, government representatives,...
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