Chromium

December 13, 2000
On December 13, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party A. Tool Shed, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that ATS sold certain welding products whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which contain formaldehyde, chromium (hexavalent compounds), carbon monoxide, nickel (and...
Power Tools, Welding
May 21, 2013
In a study released this month by the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Public Health, 32 lip products used by young Asian women in Oakland, California were tested in order to assess the potential health risks associated with ingesting, or swallowing, small amounts of the products.  The study found that the tested products contained titanium and...
March 26, 2013
Some residents of Garfield, New Jersey will have their toenail clippings analyzed and measured for hexavalent chromium, the Associated Press reported.  Hexavalent chromium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer (more specifically, lung, nasal, and sinus cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)).  Because...
February 24, 1995
In the enforcement action As You Sow v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, the Honorable Stuart R. Pollak of the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on February 24, 1995.  In this matter, the not-for-profit public interest foundation As You Sow (“AYS”), represented by Cliff Chanler, alleged that the defendant E. I. du Pont de...
April 30, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., et al. on April 30, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant, Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., sold various power tools and hand tools whose customary use and application may produce dust which contains lead, crystalline...
Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Silica
May 7, 2003
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Northern Tool & Equipment Co., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on May 7, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Northern Tool & Equipment Co. sold power tools containing lead (or lead compounds), crystalline silica, arsenic and/...