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. Products such as imitation maple flavor and caramel...
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, and Farmer Bros., a food service company, reached a settlement yesterday resolving Leeman’s allegations that Farmer Bros. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale food extracts, flavorings, and colorings containing the chemical 4-MEI in California without the required health hazard warning. California has designated...
The Marin County Superior Court recently entered a Proposition 65 default judgment in favor of TCG client Russell Brimer and against Liberty Apparel Company, permanently enjoining Liberty Apparel from selling any jeans with belts made from materials containing the chemical lead without first providing a clear and reasonable warning of the carcinogenic and reproductive harm...
The L.A. Times reports that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed suit to halt the addition of Bisphenol-A (BPA) to the Prop 65 chemical list. ACC filed suit in Sacramento against the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)--the state agency responsible for implementing Proposition 65 and...
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served 10 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing one or more of the flame retardants Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP and TCEP are chemicals...
Peter Englander—a client of The Chanler Group—served eight new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TCEP is a chemical known to cause cancer. Companies receiving notices include Acme Furniture, The TJX...
UPI reports that a potentially cancer-causing dye was found in student uniforms for 21 schools in Shanghai, China. The students, for the time being, may attend school in their regular clothes, while officials investigate the uniforms manufactured by the Shanghai Ouxia garment company. A batch of the uniforms contains aromatic amine dyes, which are banned in China....
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer. ...
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) or the phthalate Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a...
The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation issued Proposed New Flammability Standards for Upholstered Furniture, which would overhaul the State's decades-old furniture flammability standard, known as Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117). TB-117 led to the addition of harmful flame retardant chemicals--such as chlorinated Tris, a chemical known to...
