Proposition 65 enforcement action
April 3, 2013
Excerpted from the full article at foodproductdesign.com:
McCormick & Company, Inc., Farmer Bros. Co. and Adams Extract & Spice LLC all have been sued by a Connecticut-based law firm for violating California's Proposition 65. The lawsuits claim the companies failed to provide a warning that they are distributing food extracts, flavors and colorings containing...
4-MEI, Adams Extract & Spice, LLC, Farmer Bros. Co., Leeman, McCormick & Company, Incorporated, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
April 2, 2013
BERKELEY, Calif. – April 2, 2013 – The Chanler Group (www.chanler.com), a Connecticut-based environmental law firm, has filed Proposition 65 civil complaints on behalf of Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., against three prominent national food suppliers: spice and flavoring manufacturer McCormick & Company, Inc.; coffee and flavoring manufacturer Farmer Bros. Co.; as...
March 13, 2013
TCG clients Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur today served a total of ten 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without first providing a health hazard warning. These products include hand tools with plasticized or rubber grips...
Current Pursuits, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Flame retardants, Phthalates, Proposition 65 enforcement action, tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate ("TCEP")
August 16, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, and Farmer Bros., a food service company, reached a settlement yesterday resolving Leeman’s allegations that Farmer Bros. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale food extracts, flavorings, and colorings containing the chemical 4-MEI in California without the required health hazard warning. California has designated...
4-MEI, Citizen Enforcer, Farmer Bros. Co., Leeman, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, The Chanler Group
March 16, 1992
Environmentalists have forced four companies to pull a line of paint strippers that contain a carcinogen. Critics say they are pushing the state’s toxics-control law beyond its intended uses.
In a display of Proposition 65’s power, four companies have agreed to pull a line of carcinogen-containing paint strippers out of California rather than face prosecution by...
Cliff Chanler, environmental defense fund, paint stripper, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
As new legislation and consumer safety standards evolve, manufacturers of tools, recreational equipment, and craft supplies have a responsibility to uphold these regulations and to make the according adjustments to their products. The Chanler Group's clients have found that many craft and hobby products contain detectable levels of phthalates and lead, chemicals known to...
Attention problems, Behavioral problems, Birth Defects, Butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), Cancer, Carcinogens, Developmental problems, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Diminished intellectual ability, Fishing, Fishing industry, Hand-to-mouth activity, Hobby, Lead, Lead Balancing Weights, Lead Chemicals, Lead poisoning, Learning disabilities, Neurotoxin, Phthalates, Plasticizers, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning, Reproductive Harm, Sewing, Short term memory loss, Tackle industry, Tools, Western-Hoegee Company
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