Proposition 65 enforcement action
July 23, 2014
TCG client Laurence Vinocur has received certification from Staples that the company has removed all remaining seat and back cushions containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) and/or tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) from its inventory and , as of July 11, 2014, distributes and sells only seat and back cushions that are virtually free of TDCPP and TCEP.
TDCPP...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Staples, Inc., TCEP, TDCPP
July 17, 2014
Abad Foam, Inc.’s efforts to have the case against it transferred to Southern California were rejected by the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. of the Alameda County Superior Court last month, when Judge Hernandez denied Abad’s Motion for Change of Venue on the grounds that Abad did not meet its burden of proof on the motion in failing to overcome the presumption that...
Abad Foam, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, TCEP, TDCPP
June 27, 2014
Thanks to the efforts of TCG client Dr. Anthony Held, North American Food Distributing Company (NAFDC) entered a binding agreement to cease the sale and distribution of dried seaweed products in California unless, and until they are virtually free of the toxic heavy metal arsenic. Held alleged that NAFDC had violated Proposition 65 by selling dried seaweed products in...
May 1, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Dr. Anthony Held, and Laurence Vinocur served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags, and photo frames for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These...
Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
April 23, 2014
More than 70 furniture manufacturers have certified to The Chanler Group that their products sold in California have been reformulated to remove detectable amounts of the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP). These certifications encompass a wide range of home and office furniture, including...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
April 30, 2014
Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., a client of The Chanler Group, has filed a lawsuit against JFC International, Inc. (JFC) for violations of Proposition 65: namely, failing to inform California consumers that their dried seaweed contains arsenic, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.
JFC is a major wholesaler and distributor of Asian food products and is a...
April 23, 2014
BERKELEY, Calif. -- More than 70 furniture manufacturers have certified to The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm based in Berkeley, Calif., that their products sold in California have been reformulated to remove detectable amounts of the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
April 8, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held, a client of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Four Seasons General Merchandise in February to ensure that its bowls are free of the toxic metal lead.
Held alleged that Four Seasons violated Proposition 65 by selling bowls that contain lead in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition 65, companies...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Four Seasons General Merchandise, Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
March 26, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, Dr. Whitney Leeman, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served over 30 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning....
60 Day Notice, Arsenic, Benzophenone, Birth Defects, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
March 14, 2014
On Jan. 10, 2014, the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. denied Bexco’s Motion to Strike portions of TCG client Peter Englander’s complaint, leaving intact Englander’s allegations in the complaint that all upholstered furniture products with foam padding containing the Proposition 65-listed chemical flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“...
Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
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