naphthalene
January 19, 2017
On January 19, 2017, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party The Tao of Tea LLC (“Tao”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Tao sold dried teas containing naphthalene and lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Tao agreed not...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dried Teas, Lead, naphthalene, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Tao of Tea LLC, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
December 5, 2016
On December 5, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Samovar Tea Lounge Online, LLC (“Samovar”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Samovar sold dried tea (loose leaf) containing the chemical naphthalene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, dried tea (loose leaf), naphthalene, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Samovar Tea Lounge Online, LLC, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
August 19, 2016
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Cancer, Dried Teas, Lead, naphthalene, Peerless Coffee Company, Inc., Whitney R. Leeman
August 19, 2016
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Cancer, Dried Teas, Lead, naphthalene, Piedmont Grocery Company, The Tao of Tea LLC, Whitney R. Leeman
July 29, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 to companies offering dried tea, both loose leaf and in bags, that were found to contain the chemical naphthalene, without the requisite health hazard warning. Naphthalene, which is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs, is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer....
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Dried Teas, naphthalene, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
July 29, 2016
July 29, 2016
July 29, 2016
Cancer, Dried Teas, naphthalene, Samovar Tea Lounge Online, LLC, Samovar Tea Lounge Yerba Buena, LLC, Whitney R. Leeman
July 29, 2016
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