Prop 65 / Environment
February 5, 2013
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of 12 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...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, DEHP, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Flame retardants, Furniture, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
January 31, 2013
During 2012, TCG clients Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur initiated investigations into products suspected of containing the flame retardant tris phosphate--more formally tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)--a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Englander and Vinocur have identified dozens of furniture products containing TDCPP, including...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
January 25, 2013
On January 25, 2013, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of its intent to list the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity. BPA has been used in reusable hard plastic water bottles and the linings of canned goods. OEHHA is currently accepting public...
Bisphenol A, BPA, Cal. EPA, California Environmental Protection Agency, Canned Goods, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Plastic Water Bottles, Proposition 65
January 4, 2013
On January 4, 2013, Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of nine 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 providing a Proposition 65 warning. The products include padded upholstered furniture...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
January 2, 2013
On January 2, 2013, Peter Englandar, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of eight new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing phthalates and the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include padded...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, DEHP, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Flame retardants, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
December 28, 2012
On December 28, 2012, Russell Brimer and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of six new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing phthalates, lead, and the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include vinyl/PVC audio...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, DEHP, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, PVC, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP"), Vinyl
December 21, 2012
On December 20 and 21, 2012, Russell Brimer, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of 17 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing phthalates and food coloring containing 4 methylimidazole (4-MEI) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include various products...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, 60 Day Notice, caramel color, coloring, Current Pursuits, DEHP, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Food Extracts, Phthalates, Proposition 65, PVC, Vinyl
December 13, 2012
The Chanler Group's senior paralegal and nine of its attorneys attended Project Open Hand's 21st Annual Hand-to-Hand Luncheon, supporting its charitable mission of providing nutritious meals and groceries to people with symptomatic HIV/AIDS or breast cancer, homebound or critically ill people, and seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chanler Group attorneys...
December 3, 2012
In March 2012, the Center for Science in the Public Interest reported that lab tests showed Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi contained high levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. 4-MEI is used in the manufacture of caramel coloring, giving these cola beverages their distinctive brown colors, and added...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, Cancer, caramel color, extracts, flavor, food, Food Coloring, Proposition 65, sodas
November 21, 2012
On November 21, 2012, Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, served a combined total of 28 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing lead (Pb) and/or phthalates (DEHP, DBP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. The products include baseballs, beer mugs, baskets, hand tools, stools...
Search Our Site
Subscribe to Our Blogs
Sign up for our newsletter to keep up-to-date with the latest important news from The Chanler Group
Contact Our Team
Use our online contact form, or visit our offices page for more details on how to reach us.
Want to apply for a grant? Check out our Grant Seeker FAQ.
If you want to contact a whistleblower attorney, please take a look at our Whistleblower Questionnaire.