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...
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served thirteen 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 companies' products include...
Some residents of Garfield, New Jersey will have their toenail clippings analyzed and measured for hexavalent chromium, the Associated Press reported. Hexavalent chromium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer (more specifically, lung, nasal, and sinus cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)). Because...
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a Notice of Intent to List hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts as chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive harm (male reproductive toxicity endpoint). OEHHA’s notice of intent is based on findings from the United States Environmental...
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--today served a total of twenty-two 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without providing the requisite health-hazard warning....
During the first two months of 2013, clients of The Chanler Group secured civil penalties under Proposition 65 totaling up to $936,500 through settlement agreements with retailers and manufacturers who allegedly imported, distributed, or sold consumer products in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without first providing the required...
TCG clients Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur today served a total of ten 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without first providing a health hazard warning. These products include hand tools with plasticized or rubber grips...
