Proposition 65 enforcement action
March 6, 2014
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Joovy Holding Co. to ensure that Joovy’s high chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP). The high chairs were sold throughout California from retailers such as Babies “R” Us and BuyBuy Baby.
Vinocur alleged that Joovy...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, High Chairs, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
February 27, 2014
TCG clients Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served ten new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday, to companies offering products such as hand tools, sunscreen, and bags for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 26, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, obtained an agreement earlier this month to ensure that greeting cards sold by American Greetings will be free of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a toxic phthalate chemical known to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Leeman alleged that American Greetings violated Proposition 65 by selling cards made with...
American Greetings Corporation, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
February 18, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Laurence Vinocur, Staples has agreed to only sell seat/back cushions that are reformulated to virtually eliminate the toxic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), a chemical known to cause cancer. Vinocur alleged that Staples violated Proposition 65 by selling seat/back cushions that contain TDCPP in California without...
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Staples, TDCPP
February 5, 2014
Due to the efforts of TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., Reebok has agreed to reformulate its softballs to virtually eliminate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Held alleged that Reebok violated Proposition 65 by selling softballs containing DEHP in California without providing a health hazard warning. Under Proposition 65,...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reebok International Ltd., Softballs
January 29, 2014
A new settlement agreement with Deluxe Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of checkbook covers across the United States, will ensure that their products will either be reformulated to eliminate the presence of a toxic phthalate chemical or at least be accompanied by a health hazard warning.
Additionally, The Chanler Group’s clients negotiated a cy...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Checkbook covers, DEHP, Deluxe Corporation, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
December 9, 2013
Continuing its clients’ battle against the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products manufactured by Chinese companies for sale in the U.S., The Chanler Group attorneys have recently finalized terms with another Chinese manufacturer of products sold in U.S. “big-box” retail stores, Shanghai Lansheng Corporation (SLC). This is the third such settlement...
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,...
October 25, 2013
The Chanler Group (www.chanler.com), an environmental law firm, reached a settlement on behalf of its client, Peter Englander, with a Chinese manufacturer of products alleged to contain the reproductive toxin di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, commonly known as DEHP. Mr. Englander alleged that the foreign company, Hangzhou GreatStar Tool Company, violated California’s...
Citizen Enforcer, Cliff Chanler, DEHP, Hand Tools, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, The Chanler Group
October 22, 2013
Laurence Vinocur, a client of The Chanler Group, and IKEA Holding US, Inc. and IKEA North America Services, LLC, reached a settlement this month, resolving Vinocur’s allegations that IKEA violated Proposition 65 by offering changing pads containing the flame retardant chemical (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) for sale in California without first...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Ikea, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TCEP, TDBPP, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
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