Proposition 65
July 2, 2018
The parties involved in the case Held v. Root-Lowell Manufacturing Co. executed a Consent Judgment on July 2, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Root-Lowell Manufacturing Co. (“Root-Lowell”) sold vinyl/PVC sprayer hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Root-Lowell Manufacturing Co., Vinyl/PVC Sprayer Hoses
June 28, 2018
John Moore, Laurence Vinocur, and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. have issued several new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as stethoscopes, gloves, and glasses with exterior designs in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. ...
60-Day Notice, Anthony E. Held, John Moore, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
June 5, 2018
John Moore and Laurence Vinocur have issued almost two dozen new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 last month, to companies offering products such as napkin rings, tub treads, and tool bags in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Moore and Vinocur allege that...
June 15, 2018
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Sigvaris, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 15, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Sigvaris, Inc. (“Sigvaris”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Sigvaris, Inc.
June 21, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Allen Company Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 21, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Allen Company Inc. (“Allen Company”) sold shooting/range bags with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Allen Company Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, shooting/range bags with vinyl/PVC components, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 13, 2018
On June 13, 2018, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party American Metalcraft, Inc. (“American Metalcraft”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that American Metalcraft sold insulated food/beverage containers with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
(Other) Reproductive Harm, American Metalcraft, Inc., Birth Defects, Civil penalties, DEHP, Food/Beverage Containers with Vinyl/PVC Components, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65
May 8, 2018
On May 8, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Gill North America, Ltd. (“Gill”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Gill sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Gill North America, Ltd., Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 27, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. executed a Consent Judgment on March 27, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that G-III Apparel Enterprises, Ltd. (“G-III Apparel”) sold vinyl/PVC ponchos containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Ponchos, Whistleblower
May 9, 2018
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Electro Tape Specialties, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 9, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Electro Tape Specialties, Inc. (“Electro Tape”) sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Electro Tape Specialties, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 25, 2018
On April 25, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party New View Gifts & Accessories, Ltd. (“New View”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that New View sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, John Moore, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, New View Gifts & Accessories, Ltd., Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
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