Flame retardants
Synonyms
- Flame retardants
- flame retardant
October 22, 2013
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, and IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC, reached a settlement this month, resolving Vinocur’s allegations that IKEA violated Proposition 65 by offering changing pads containing the flame retardant chemical (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) for sale in California without first...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Ikea, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDBPP, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
October 18, 2013
TCG clients Anthony Held, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur served 18 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, tote bags and dried seaweed for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Our...
Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
October 17, 2013
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle:
More than 30 furniture companies, including Ikea, J.C. Penney and Kmart, have agreed to settle for a total of $2.3 million in civil penalties after a Berkeley watchdog group alleged they sold furniture with high amounts of flame retardants in violation of California's Proposition 65.
The Chanler Group, a law...
60 Day Notice, Flame retardants, Ikea, Kmart, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
October 16, 2013
Environmental law firm The Chanler Group, on behalf of its clients Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, has reached settlements with 35 furniture companies, including IKEA, J.C. Penney and Summer Infant Products, for violations of California’s Proposition 65. As part of the settlement agreements, the companies have committed to reformulate their...
October 8, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:
More furniture companies have filed out-of-court Proposition 65 settlements in recent weeks for items containing the flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP.
At least two more settlements from suppliers were filed with The Chanler Group, a professional Prop 65 litigant. The initial complaints cover ottomans, barstools, office chairs and...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP, Tris
IKEA settles Proposition 65 Case brought by The Chanler Group - by Heath E. Combs at Furniture Today
September 12, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group.
The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. The settlement was listed on the California Attorney General's website.
To settle all...
60 Day Notice, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TB-117, TCEP, TDCPP
September 6, 2013
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) last month introduced a bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) to include a ban on certain flame retardant chemicals from use in children’s furniture products. The bill is H.R. 2934, also known as the “Decrease Unsafe Toxins Act.”
Flame retardants have been associated with cancer, endocrine...
Consumer Product Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, CPSA, CPSIA, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, TDCPP
July 5, 2013
Anthony Held, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--served twelve 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, hand tools, and clothing accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health...
60 Day Notice, BBP, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DBP, DEHP, Flame retardants, Formaldehyde, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
June 19, 2013
Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--served twelve 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, hand tools, and jackets for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
June 10, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--served eleven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, paint mixer, hand tools, and kitchen tools for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm,...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDCPP
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