Flame retardants
Synonyms
- Flame retardants
- flame retardant
January 7, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant A.R.T. Furniture, Inc. (“A.R.T. Furniture”) were resolved on January 7, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that A.R.T. Furniture sold padded upholstered furniture containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
A.R.T. Furniture, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 18, 2013
Citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations against defendant Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (“Pier 1”) were resolved on December 18, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Moore alleged that Pier 1 sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans and chair cushions with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-...
Chair Cushions, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, John Moore, Ottomans, Pier 1 Imports, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 18, 2013
A new research study has found that holiday garlands and mardi gras beads may contain hazardous chemicals such as lead, flame retardants, and phthalates, which are linked to cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
The study, which was a collaboration between the Ecology Center and Verdigras (an organization dedicated to “greening” Mardi Gras), tested...
December 10, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Prop 65 Clearinghouse:
The Swedish-based furniture giant Ikea has reached an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit alleging violations of California's Prop 65.
The lawsuit, brought by the Chanler Group, a law firm specializing in Prop 65 litigation, accused Ikea of selling changing pads which contained the chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-...
December 4, 2013
On behalf of its client Laurence Vinocur, The Chanler Group successfully negotiated a settlement with baby products manufacturer Evenflo Company, Inc. that will result in the reformulation of thousands of infant car seats and booster seats.
Evenflo allegedly manufactured thousands of car and booster seats containing the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
November 21, 2013
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm, has published a list of furniture products that contain no detectable levels of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), flame retardants known to the State of California to cause cancer.
TDCPP and TCEP leach from contaminated products and affix to dust, placing small children,...
November 22, 2013
Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown announced yesterday his approval of California’s new flammability standards for upholstered furniture after a year-long effort to modernize the standards and reduce consumer exposure to toxic flame retardant chemicals. Such toxic flame retardant chemicals have been the subject of numerous Proposition 65 actions brought by...
November 21, 2013
The Chanler Group has published a list of furniture products that contain no detectable levels of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), flame retardants known to the State of California to cause cancer.
TDCPP and TCEP leach from contaminated products and affix to dust, placing small children, toddlers, and infants at an...
November 15, 2013
Furniture/Today, the business newspaper of the furniture industry, has announced that it has added a Proposition 65 session to its 2013 Leadership Conference. The session will educate attendees about Proposition 65, what it requires for compliance and what it means for manufacturers, suppliers, importers and retailers in the industry.
Proposition 65 requires companies...
November 1, 2013
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives shows that brominated flame retardants such as PBDEs can mimic estrogen hormones and possibly disrupt the endocrine system, which could result in increased risk of auto-immune disease and breast and uterine cancer.
The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. For more details, read the...
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