Proposition 65
July 27, 2018
Laurence Vinocur has issued several new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as zipper pulls, padlocks, and vinyl stickers in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Vinocur alleges that the companies’ products contain the...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
September 28, 2018
Laurence Vinocur has issued nearly a dozen new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as vinyl hoses, luggage tags, and portfolio cases in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Vinocur alleges that the companies’ products...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
September 21, 2018
On September 21, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Steren Electronics International, LLC (“Steren”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Steren sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, PVC Tape, Steren Electronics International, LLC
September 21, 2018
The parties involved in the case Held v. FIMCO, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on September 21, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that FIMCO, Inc. (“FIMCO”) sold vinyl/PVC sprayer hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, FIMCO, Inc., Phthalate, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Sprayer Hoses, Warnings
August 24, 2018
On August 17, 2018, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling parties Home Products International, Inc. and Home Products International - North America, Inc. (collectively, “Home Products”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Home Products sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Home Products International - North America, Inc., Home Products International, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl Tub Treads, Warnings
August 31, 2018
The parties involved in the case Held v. American Healthcare Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on August 31 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that American Healthcare Products, Inc. (“AHP”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
American Healthcare Products, Inc., Anthony E. Held, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Warnings
August 29, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Kirkland's, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on August 29, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Kirkland's, Inc, (“Kirkland's”) sold glass canisters with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Citizen Enforcer, Glass Canisters with Exterior Designs, Kirkland's, Inc., Lead, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings
August 28, 2018
On August 28, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Mode Imports Inc. (“Mode”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Mode sold water carriers with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
Citizen Enforcers, DEHP, John Moore, Mode Imports Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Water Carriers with Vinyl/PVC Handles
August 31, 2018
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Valley Industries, LLP executed a Consent Judgment on August 31, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Valley Industries, LLP (“Valley Industries”) sold vinyl/PVC hose grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Valley Industries, LLP, VinylPVC Hose Grips, Warnings
August 31, 2018
On August 31, 2018, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Dick's Sporting Goods”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Dick's Sporting Goods sold vinyl/PVC golf bag rain hoods containing the phthalate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Golf Bag Rain Hoods, Warnings
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