Costco Wholesale Corporation

June 12, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Peter Englander, Costco has agreed to only sell furniture from supplier Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, that virtually eliminates two toxic chemicals, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”).  TDCPP is a flame retardant chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer...
May 14, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Skyline Furniture Mfg., Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) were resolved on May 14, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Costco sold upholstered furniture products with foam...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP