Prop 65 / Environment
October 30, 2013
According to new studies, the chemicals Bispehnol A (“BPA”) and Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) have been linked to obesity and insulin resistance in adolescents. DEHP is a phthalate chemical that has been designated by the State of California as known to cause reproductive toxicity. Products offered for sale in California containing DEHP...
October 28, 2013
TCG clients Anthony Held and Peter Englander served 13 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on Friday, Oct. 25. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture and exercise equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our clients allege...
60 Day Notice, California Proposition 65, DEHP, Lead, Prop 65 Warning, Proposition 65, Public interest lawyers, TDCPP, The Chanler Group
October 25, 2013
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced last month that it has proposed the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium-6). The proposed Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) is expected to be adopted following the public comment and review process.
The proposed regulations specifically limit...
October 22, 2013
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, and IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC, reached a settlement this month, resolving Vinocur’s allegations that IKEA violated Proposition 65 by offering changing pads containing the flame retardant chemical (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) for sale in California without first...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Ikea, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDBPP, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
October 18, 2013
TCG clients Anthony Held, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, tote bags and dried seaweed for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our...
Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
October 15, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in coatings for baby formula packaging after determining that the industry has abandoned the use of BPA. The FDA did not, however, take any action on the use of BPA in linings of cans used for food.
The FDA took the step to ban the use of BPA in baby formula packaging in...
September 5, 2013
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a lawsuit last week against four companies alleged to have sold shampoo containing cocamide DEA without first providing consumers with a health hazard warning, in violation of Proposition 65. Cocamide DEA is a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. Proposition 65, California’s unique right-to-know...
Citizen Enforcer, Cocamide DEA, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
October 7, 2013
The Los Angeles Times reports that Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB227 into law, which will amend Proposition 65 to give certain businesses a 14-day “cure period” to remedy violations of the law without being subject to civil penalties. Assemblyman Mike Gatto originated AB227.
Proposition 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,...
September 26, 2013
TCG client Anthony Held served six new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 yesterday. The notices were served to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags and tableware for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held alleges that the companies' products...
California Proposition 65, Prop 65 California, Prop 65 Warning, Proposition 65, Public Interest Attorneys, The Chanler Group, whistleblower attorney
September 23, 2013
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) as a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).
MIBK must be listed under Proposition 65 as a...
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