On April 11, 2013, the State of California, through its Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), officially designated Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical known to cause developmental and reproductive harm. Under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm cannot be sold...
Rising public concern and the Chicago Tribune’s investigative series on the toxic nature of common flame retardants found in upholstered foam furniture has given rise to new state legislation aimed at restricting or banning these flame retardant chemicals, Prop 65 News reported recently.
California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and...
Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--today served thirteen 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering furniture and other products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. TCG's citizen enforcers allege that...
Dr. Anthony Held, Russell Brimer, and John Moore, clients of The Chanler Group--whom previously filed a lawsuit against the California Attorney General (AG) challenging the validity of the AG's regulation (11 CCR sec. 3003) requiring citizen enforcers to file a motion to approve a Proposition 65 settlement at least 45 days before the hearing on the motion, rather than 16...
A Proposition 65 trial involving the alleged presence of lead in baby food began this week in Oakland, Calif. The lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Law Foundation, a nonprofit organization, which seeks injunctive relief from the Court, ordering that the companies making and selling the baby food—including Beech-Nut, Del Monte, Dole, Gerber, and Smucker’s...
For the first quarter of 2013, citizen enforcers represented by The Chanler Group have secured civil penalties under Proposition 65 in excess of $1 million from businesses offering consumer products for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing the required health hazard warning.
After a court approves a...
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur--three clients of The Chanler Group--today served sixteen 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Chemicals allegedly found in the...
On March 13, Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, commenced three Proposition 65 private enforcement actions today against manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food extracts, flavors, and colorings containing 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI or 4MI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. 4-MEI is used in the manufacture of caramel...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it will begin assessments of 23 commonly used chemicals, with a specific focus on flame retardants, in order to understand potential risks to people and the environment.
The list includes 20 flame retardant chemicals, four of which will undergo full risk assessments. Those four are:
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The Marin County Superior Court today granted the motion of Dr. Anthony Held, a client of The Chanler Group, to approve a Proposition 65 Settlement and Consent Judgment entered into with Kiss Nail Products, Inc. and Kiss Products, Inc. (collectively Kiss), in which Kiss has agreed to pay civil penalties and reformulate its pedicure and manicure kits to reduce or virtually...
