Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm

Synonyms

  • Birth Defects and (Other) Reproductive Harm
  • birth defects and reproductive harm
July 3, 2014
Four California companies have been ordered to stop import, sale, and distribution of children’s products alleged to have hazardous levels of lead and phthalates, in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), Consumer Affairs reported last week. The companies are: Toys Distribution, Inc. of Los Angeles; S&J...
June 23, 2014
Last Friday, Russell Brimer, Anthony Held, and Laurence Vinocur served 20 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation.  The notices were served to companies offering products such as sunscreen, headphones, and glass mugs for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning.  Our citizen...
May 29, 2014
A new study conducted by HealthyStuff.org found that many university themed products sold at top retailers contained one or more hazardous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, bromine, chlorine, mercury, phthalates, and cadmium.  The researchers found that university licensed products routinely exceed the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s standards for these...
April 17, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Dr. Anthony Held, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as sunscreen, hardware, and children's purses  for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without...
April 16, 2014
Lowe’s Home Centers, one of the nation’s largest home improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a corporate-wide compliance program at more than 1,700 stores nationwide to ensure its contractors minimize lead dust from home renovation activities, as required by the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, the Department of Justice and the U.S....
March 26, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning....
February 11, 2014
A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that replacing Bisphenol A (BPA) with a safer alternative, especially in food and drink containers, could save the U.S. economy over a billion dollars a year in healthcare costs and lost labor.  BPA, which is found in hard plastic water bottles, the linings of food cans, and grocery store receipts, is associated with...
February 5, 2014
Due to the efforts of TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., Reebok has agreed to reformulate its softballs to virtually eliminate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Held alleged that Reebok violated Proposition 65 by selling softballs containing DEHP in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition 65,...
February 4, 2014
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has designated trichloroethylene (TCE) as a chemical known to cause reproductive toxicity, effective January 31, 2014.  Beginning January 31, 2015, companies selling products that contain TCE will have to provide a health hazard warning stating that their...
January 29, 2014
A new settlement agreement with Deluxe Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of checkbook covers across the United States, will ensure that their products will either be reformulated to eliminate the presence of a toxic phthalate chemical or at least be accompanied by a health hazard warning. Additionally, The Chanler Group’s clients negotiated a cy...