Formaldehyde (gas)

February 18, 2000
On February 18, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party Hunt Corporation entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Hunt sold certain soldering irons and soldering tips which expose users to the heavy metal lead and formaldehyde in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Soldering
Formaldehyde (gas), Lead
July 13, 2000
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and HomeBase, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 13, 2000.  This Agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval.  The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that HomeBase sold anchoring and floor repair products that contain lead, formaldehyde, and...
October 25, 1999
On October 25, 1999, Michael DiPirro and Hexacon Electric Company entered into a settlement agreement which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Hexacon manufactured, distributed, or sold soldering pots and irons containing formaldehyde, lead, and lead compounds in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. The...
Soldering
Formaldehyde (gas), Lead
March 10, 2000
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Central Purchasing, dba Harbor Freight Tools entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on March 10, 2000.  This agreement was later brought before the San Francisco County Superior Court for approval.  The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Central sold: (1) solder, soldering products and other...
Power Tools, Soldering, Welding
November 29, 1999
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Do It Best Corp. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on November 29, 1999.  This agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval on December 2, 1999.  The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that DIB sold: (1) soldering products that contain, or whose customary...
Hand Tools, Soldering
April 28, 1999
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party Tech Spray, Inc. ("Tech Spray") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 28, 1999, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Tech Spray sold conformal coatings that contain the solvent toluene and solder products that contain the heavy metal lead and formaldehyde and products that contain methylene...
Soldering, Solvents
April 9, 1996
Whistleblower and private Proposition 65 enforcer, As You Sow, reached settlement terms with H.B. Fuller Company, a manufacturer of adhesives, glues, resins, coatings and other products that AYS alleged contain chemicals listed pursuant to Proposition 65 to cause cancer and reproductive harm or birth defects, including toluene, dichloromethane, crystalline silica, formaldehyde...
Adhesives, Solvents
July 13, 1999
On July 13, 1999, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant GC Thornsen, Inc. a.k.a. GC Electronics, reached and executed a settlement agreement which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that GC sold adhesives, coatings, specialty chemicals, solder, soldering wire and flux, soldering guns, irons and torches, and other electronic...
Adhesives, Soldering, Solvents
April 28, 2000
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, Enco Manufacturing, Inc., and MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. entered into a Settlement Agreement on April 28, 2000. The settlement resolved DiPirro's allegations that Enco and MSC sold soldering irons, anti-spatter products, anti-seizing compounds, and other products with uses, or customary applications that can cause exposure to...
Power Tools, Toiletries
December 2, 1998
On December 2, 1998, the San Francisco Superior Court entered a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment in the matter of As You Sow v. Blue Cross Beauty Products, Inc. et al., Case No. CGC-98-995877. The Consent Judgment resolved AYS's claim that Blue Cross Beauty Products, Inc. sold numerous beauty and cosmetic products containing the Proposition 65-listed chemicals toluene and...
Cosmetics