On January 24, 2001, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Baldor Electric Company, et al. (No. H221265-2), which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Baldor distributed and/or sold certain power grinders whose customary use and application produces fumes, gases and dust which contain lead, crystalline silica,...
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
On October 23, 2001, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al. (Case No. H217764-5), which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Amazon.com distributed and/or sold certain sandblasters and other power tools whose customary use and application produce fumes, gases and dust which contain lead,...
On July 12, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) proposed a limit for arsenic in apple juice. The FDA’s proposal comes nearly two years after concerns about the juice were first raised during a segment of “The Dr. Oz Show.”
The new proposed standard for arsenic, a carcinogen, is 10 parts per billion (“ppb”). The...
Democrats in Congress, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), are concerned about the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) extended delays in clearing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed guidelines to reduce the amount of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in fruit juice....
