Prop 65 / Environment
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,...
February 5, 2014
Due to the efforts of TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., Reebok has agreed to reformulate its softballs to virtually eliminate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Held alleged that Reebok violated Proposition 65 by selling softballs containing DEHP in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition 65,...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reebok International Ltd., Softballs
February 4, 2014
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has designated trichloroethylene (TCE) as a chemical known to cause reproductive toxicity, effective January 31, 2014. Beginning January 31, 2015, companies selling products that contain TCE will have to provide a health hazard warning stating that their...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, OEHHA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, TCE, trichloroethylene
January 29, 2014
A new settlement agreement with Deluxe Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of checkbook covers across the United States, will ensure that their products will either be reformulated to eliminate the presence of a toxic phthalate chemical or at least be accompanied by a health hazard warning.
Additionally, The Chanler Group’s clients negotiated a cy...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Checkbook covers, DEHP, Deluxe Corporation, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
January 28, 2014
Jakks Pacific has provided certification to Russell Brimer and Peter Englander, clients of The Chanler Group, stating that its padded children’s chairs offered for sale in California have been reformulated in advance of the deadline imposed by the settlement agreement between the parties. The settlement was for a total of $58,000, but Brimer and Englander agreed to...
Cancer, Children, Flame retardants, Jakks Pacific, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP
January 24, 2014
Consumer Reports recently tested a variety of sodas purchased in California and New York, and found unacceptably high levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) in some of them. 4-MEI is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Under Proposition 65, products containing cancer-causing chemicals must be accompanied by a health hazard warning. The...
4-MEI, Cancer, caramel color, Caramel Coloring, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Whitney R. Leeman
January 21, 2014
According to a study conducted by the University of California San Francisco, the levels of banned phthalates in people’s bodies have decreased; however, similar and potentially toxic compounds are appearing in their place. The findings were published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Phthalates are chemical compounds that are used to soften...
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