Cadmium
April 29, 2008
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Dansk, Gorham, Lead, Lenox Group Inc., Lenox Group Inc. dba Lenox, Gorham, Dansk, and Department 56, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
April 29, 2008
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
Cadmium, Churchill China (UK) Limited, Churchill China Inc., Churchill China PLC, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Royal Doulton, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
In recent years, The Chanler Group's clients have investigated and tested numerous types of apparel and fashion accessories for phthalate chemicals and lead. Products such as jewelry, bags, totes, wallets, belts, footwear, Halloween costumes, and key chains have tested positive for lead, di(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), butyl benzyl phthalate (“...
Aldo, Almar Sales Co., Inc., Apparel, Arsenic, Attention problems, Bags, Behavioral problems, Belts, Butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), Cadmium, Developmental problems, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Diminished intellectual ability, Fashion Accessories, Fashion companies, Footwear, Formaldehyde, Halloween costumes, Hand-to-mouth activity, Jewelry, Key chains, Lead, Lead poisoning, Learning disabilities, Neurotoxin, Phthalates, Plasticizers, Proposition 65 Warning, Settlement, Short term memory loss, Totes, Wallets
Many glazes found on ceramics, glassware, earthenware, bone china, and porcelain have been found to contain elevated levels of lead and cadmium, which expose consumers to potential health hazards. The risks associated with such chemicals are compounded, since many glazed ceramics and glassware products are intended to hold food and beverages. For over a decade, The Chanler...
Arc International, Attention problems, Behavioral problems, Boelter, Bone china, Cadmium, Ceramics, Coca-Cola, Crystal, Crystalware, Diminished intellectual ability, Distributors, Dr. Pepper, Earthware, Glassware, Glazes, Health hazards, Heavy metal, Lead, Lead compounds, Leaded glass, Learning disabilities, Manufacturer, Mexican-manufactured soda, PepiCo, Porcelain, Quartz, Reformulation, Soda bottles, Soft Drink Companies, Whitney R. Leeman
June 19, 1995
On July 10, 1995, the Marin County Superior Court approved the settlement reached between Proposition 65 Private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and solvents and coatings manufacturer, Advanced Packaging & Products Company d/b/a PJH Brands. The June 19, 1995, settlement resolved AYS's allegation that APP violated Proposition 65 when it sold certain paints,...
Adhesives & Supplies, Advanced Packaging & Products Company, As You Sow, Cadmium, Chromium, methylene chloride, Proposition 65, Selenium sulfide, Toluene
September 19, 1995
The Superior Court of California In and For the City and County of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in As You Sow v. Gaco Western, Inc., et al. in 1995, which resolved private enforcers As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Gaco Western, Inc. ("Gaco") sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene and/or lead oxide in the State of...
August 31, 2004
The San Francisco Superior Court of California entered a Consent Judgment on August 31, 2004 in Leeman v. Arc International, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman's allegations that defendant Sur La Table, Inc. sold glassware and other tableware with colored artwork or designs (containing cadmium) on the exterior, in addition to mugs and other...
Cadmium, Ceramic Food & Beverage Products, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Lead, Leeman, Proposition 65, Sur La Table, Inc.
September 15, 2005
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case of Leeman v. Precidio, Inc., et al., on September 15, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman's allegations that Precidio, Inc. ("Precidio") manufactured, distributed, and/or sold glass sets, drinking glasses, and other tableware products with colored artwork, designs, or...
March 2, 2006
WorldPantry.com, Inc. elected to address its Proposition 65 liability by opting into the terms of the Consent Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of Russell Brimer v. The Boelter Companies, et al. on March 2, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead and cadmium...
Boelter, Cadmium, Glass Food & Beverage Products, Lead, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer, WorldPantry.com, Inc.
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