Proposition 65 enforcement action
December 31, 2014
Green Crystal Aromas has certified to our client Paul Wozniak that their glass containers for reed diffusers with exterior designs manufactured in or distributed for sale to California are virtually free of the heavy metal lead. As per the settlement agreement, Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty.
Earlier this year, Wozniak negotiated a settlement...
Cancer, Certifications, Green Crystal Aromas Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reformulation
December 26, 2014
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to...
Birth Defects, Cancer, GBG USA Inc., Homestead International Group LTD, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
December 23, 2014
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, and Paul Wozniak served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves and mugs in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held, Moore, and Wozniak allege that the...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
December 16, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman has reached a settlement with Gekkeikan regarding the sale of sake glasses and glass decanters with exterior decorations that allegedly contained the heavy metal lead, without the requisite Proposition 65 warning. Proposition 65 prohibits companies from offering products for sale that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc., Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, Whitney R. Leeman
December 12, 2014
TCG client Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint against Dollar General Corporation to enforce the California public’s right to be informed of the health hazards caused by exposures to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and the heavy metal lead in its products. Wozniak alleges that Dollar General offered for sale vinyl/PVC storage baskets, vinyl/...
Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Dollar General Corporation, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
December 5, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint against Barron’s Educational Series in order to enforce the California public’s right to know of health hazards caused by exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) allegedly found in vinyl/PVC book covers sold by Barron’s. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other...
Anthony E. Held, Barron's Educational Series, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
November 26, 2014
Client Dr. Anthony Held served 14 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as tools, electrical tape, and sunscreen in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. Held alleges that the companies' products contain the phthalate DEHP and the...
60 Day Notice, Benzophenone, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
November 21, 2014
Just ahead of the holidays, Seasonal Specialties has certified to Russell Brimer and The Chanler Group that its LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables, vinyl/PVC greenery, and holiday ornaments manufactured in or distributed to California are now free of the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and butyl benzyl phthalate...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Compliance Certification, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Seasonal Specialties LLC
November 17, 2014
Graco Children’s Products have certified to our client Laurence Vinocur that it now only distributes and sells padded upholstered car seats that are virtually free of the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), and tris(2, 3-dibromylpropyl)phosphate (TDBPP). As per the settlement agreement, Vinocur will...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Graco Children's Products, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reformulation, TCEP, TDBPP, TDCPP
November 12, 2014
Laurence Vinocur has negotiated a settlement with KidCo, Inc. in regards to children’s travel beds with fabric containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloropropyl) phosphate (TDCPP). TDCPP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain TDCPP must provide consumers with a “clear and...
Cancer, Children's Furniture, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, settlements, TDCPP
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