Civil penalties
July 3, 2017
The parties involved in the case Held v. The Procter & Gamble Company executed a Consent Judgment on July 3, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, The Procter & Gamble Company, Whistleblower
July 6, 2017
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Petedge Massachusetts Business Trust, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on July 6, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Petedge Massachusetts Business Trust and Petedge, Inc. (collectively, “Petedge”) sold pet waste bag holders containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Pet Waste Bag Holders, Petedge Massachusetts Business Trust, Petedge, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 5, 2017
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Jacob Ash Holdings, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 5, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Jacob Ash Holdings, Inc. (“Jacob Ash”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Jacob Ash Holdings, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
June 28, 2017
On June 28, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Bird-X, Inc. (“Bird-X”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Bird-X sold vinyl/PVC balloons containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
Bird-X, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Balloons, Warnings, Whistleblower
July 5, 2017
On July 5, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Jim O’Neal Distributing, Inc. (“Jim O’Neal”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Jim O’Neal sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Jim O’Neal Distributing, LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 29, 2017
On June 29, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Tee-Zed Products, LLC (“Tee-Zed”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Tee-Zed sold vinyl/PVC car shades containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tee-Zed Products, LLC, Vinyl/PVC Car Shades, Whistleblower
June 19, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Numi, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 19, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Numi, Inc. (“Numi”) sold dried teas containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the agreement, Numi...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Dried Teas, Lead, Numi, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 26, 2017
On June 26, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Aftco Mfg. Co., Inc. (“Aftco”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Aftco sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Aftco Mfg. Co., Inc., Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DINP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 27, 2017
On June 27, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party The Keeney Manufacturing Company (“Keeney”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Keeney sold tubes containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Keeney Manufacturing Company, Tubes, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 25, 2017
On June 25, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Bond Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Bond”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Bond sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Bond Manufacturing Co., Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
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