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...
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,...
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...
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...
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has adopted the Safer Consumer Products regulation. Effective October 1, 2013, manufacturers will be required to seek safer chemical alternatives to potentially hazardous ingredients historically used in common consumer products.
In the coming months, the DTSC will prepare and publish a list of Candidate...
Negotiations to reform California’s landmark consumer right-to-know law stalled last week between Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration and various interest groups, Christopher Arns of the Sacramento Business Journal reported last week. Stakeholders had hoped to introduce changes to the law before the California Legislature began its midterm recess on September...
Assembly Bill 227 (AB227) passed the California Legislature on Wednesday and is on its way to the Governor’s desk. AB227, introduced by Rep. Mark Gatto, 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.
Proposition 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic...
Anthony Held, a client of The Chanler Group, served six 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday. The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and pet carriers for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held alleges that the...
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) last month introduced a bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) to include a ban on certain flame retardant chemicals from use in children’s furniture products. The bill is H.R. 2934, also known as the “Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act.”
Flame retardants have been associated with cancer, endocrine...
Anthony Held and John Moore--clients of The Chanler Group--served seven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week. The notices were served to companies offering products such as pillows, hand tools, and sports equipment for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. TCG...
