On August 6, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Regent Baby Products Corporation, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Regent Baby Products Corporation ("Regent") sold children's toys and childcare items containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)...
On March 8, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Hewlett-Packard Company, which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Hewlett-Packard Company ("Hewlett-Packard") sold briefcases for notebooks and computer cases with zipper pulls containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-...
On November 29, 2011, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Home Dynamix, LLC ("Home Dynamix") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Home Dynamix sold vinyl flooring containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), di-n-butyl phthalate ("DBP"), di-isdecyl...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued its final rule today regarding phthalates in inaccessible component parts in children’s toys and child care articles. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) permanently prohibits the sale of any “children's toy or child care article” containing more than 0.1 percent of three...