Furniture
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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
October 3, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Stakmore Company, Inc. (“Stakmore”) were resolved on October 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Stakmore sold chairs with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of California...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stakmore Company, Inc., TDCPP, Tris, vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 3, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Cherry Man Industries, Inc. (“Cherry Man”) were resolved on October 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Cherry Man sold upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (...
Cherry Man Industries, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
In the enforcement action Moore v. Etna Products Co., Inc., et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on January 10, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Etna Products Co., Inc. (“Etna”) sold ottomans containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Etna Products Co., Inc., Furniture, Home Decorative and Household Products, Moore, Ottomans, Proposition 65, Whistleblower
June 10, 2013
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Master Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Master Manufacturing”) were resolved on June 10, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Master Manufacturing sold vinyl shoulder cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Furniture, Lead, Master Manufacturing Co., Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinocur, Vinyl shoulder cushions, Whistleblower
August 14, 2013
Far East Brokers has issued a recall on Leisure Ways Brands Kids Outdoor Furniture, specifically its line of ladybug-themed outdoor furniture, which includes a camp chair, a folding chair, a moon chair, a swing chair, and a patio set. The red surface paint on the furniture contains excessive levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead paint standard. The...
Children's Furniture, Consumer Product Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, CPSA, CPSIA, Furniture, Lead, Recall
August 22, 2013
Glideaway has issued a recall of Sleepharmony Metal Youth Beds in pink because the surface paint contains lead in excess of federal standards. The bed is a twin size, made of metal, and has three pink heart-shaped designs on both the headboard and the footboard. The recalled beds were manufactured between December 2011 and May 2013 and bear the model number #MB-YPT...
Consumer Product Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, CPSA, CPSIA, Furniture, Lead, Product Recall, Recall
May 28, 2013
Earlier this month, Environmental Health Perspectives, a National Institutes of Health journal, reported on two studies showing that exposure to the carcinogenic flame retardant TDCPP, commonly referred to as chlorinated tris, may be widespread.
TDCPP is a flame retardant widely used in polyurethane foam padding in furniture and automobiles. A recent survey found that...
Cancer, Children, Flame retardants, Furniture, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, TDCPP
April 25, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Prop 65 News:
Proposition 65 citizen enforcers Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur since February, have served more than 150 sixty-day notices of violation on furniture manufacturers, distributors and retailers alleging the presence of flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP (Tris) in their products.
TDCPP was added to the list...
April 19, 2013
Excerpted from full article at mfrtech.com:
On behalf of its clients, The Chanler Group has also filed lawsuits against nine major manufacturers and retailers, demanding action be taken to properly label their products in compliance with California's Proposition 65. The lawsuits come after previously served Sixty-Day Notices of Violation expired without being enforced by...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
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