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Toxic Avengers– by Dorothy Pomeranz at Forbes
October 15, 2001
Excerpted from the full article at Forbes: Clever moneymaking scheme: Visit any doctor or dentist in California. If you don't see signs warning you that the physician is using potentially harmful chemicals as defined by the state's Proposition 65 (e.g., mercury fillings), haul him into court and demand $2,500 for each day he didn't post the warnings. You get 25% of...
In the News
Citizen Enforcer, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, The Chanler Group, Whistleblower
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Paint Maker Agrees to Provide Warnings Under Settlement
August 10, 1993
Rust-Oleum Corp, an Illinois paint manufacturer, has reached a settlement with As You Sow in response to allegations of inadequate warning of toluene in paint products under Proposition 65. Rust-Oleum agreed to supply warning labels to products still on the shelves. As You Sow sent 60-day notices of Proposition 65 violations to more than 40 paint and adhesives companies...
In the News
Proposition 65, Public interest lawyers, The Chanler Group
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Pet Supplies
The numbers say it all: according to the American Pet Products Association, 62% of U.S. households (72.9 million homes) include a pet.  It has been estimated that in 2012, $52.87 billion was spent on pets in the U.S. Unfortunately, many pet care products (from pet nail trimmers to pet tote/carrying bags) are made with vinyl components that may contain detectable levels of...
American Pet Products Association, Birth Defects, Butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Pet Nail Trimmers, Pet Products, Pet Supplies, Pet Tote/Carrying Bags, Plasticizers, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, The Chanler Group
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