Proposition 65 enforcement action
February 3, 2016
Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against national housewares chain Bed Bath & Beyond alleging violations of Proposition 65. Vinocur alleges that Bed Bath & Beyond sold children's play tents containing the flame retardant chemical TDCPP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, without the required...
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, Flame retardants, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP, Tris
January 27, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Superior Court against Disston Company, alleging that Disston sold extension cords containing the phthalate chemical DEHP without a Proposition 65 warning.
DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Under Proposition 65, companies offering products for sale...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
December 23, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint against American Honda Motor Co. alleging that the company violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC cords and clamp grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and under...
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
December 16, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has reached a settlement with Philips Holding and Philips North America in regard to alleged violations of Proposition 65. Held alleged that Philips sold headphones with earhooks that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm.
Under Proposition 65,...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements
December 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and McKesson Corporation have reached a settlement for Proposition 65 violations. Dr. Held alleged that McKesson sold vinyl/PVC gloves gloves that contained the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DINP, McKesson Corporation, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
December 2, 2015
Peter Englander, Dr. Anthony E. Held, and Dr. Whitney R. Leeman have issued 14 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC gloves, drinking glasses with exterior designs, and vinyl/PVC hoses in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DINP, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
November 20, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint against TFI, Inc. and Big Lots alleging violations of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a health hazard warning. Moorberg alleges that TFI and Big Lots sold planners...
Big Lots, Inc., Complaints, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
November 16, 2015
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Liberty Glove violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC gloves that contained DINP without a health hazard warning. DINP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers with a “...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DINP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
November 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony E. Held, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur have issued seven new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as sunscreen, handheld exercise weights, and children’s play tents in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard...
60-Day Notice, Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning.
Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies offering products for...
Bentex Group, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
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