Cosmetics

August 23, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on August 23, 2016.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, Inc. (“Napoleon”) and Dillard’s, Inc. (“Dillard’s”) (collectively, “Parties”) sold vinyl/PVC...
Cosmetics
Cosmetics
March 16, 2016
Peter Englander has negotiated a settlement with NuWorld Corporation over alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Englander alleged that NuWorld sold eye shadow compacts with vinyl/PVC components that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning.  DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
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...