Proposition 65
April 4, 2018
On April 4, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party KHS America, Inc. (“KHSA”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that KHSA sold musical instruments with vinyl or other plastic handles or handgrips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, KHS America, Inc., musical instruments with vinyl or other plastic handles or handgrips, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 27, 2018
John Moore and Laurence Vinocur have issued dozens of new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 this month, to companies offering products such as watches, audio cables, and stickers 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 the...
March 28, 2018
On March 28, 2018, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc. (“Leslie’s”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Leslie’s sold vinyl/PVC hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Hoses, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 29, 2018
The parties involved in the case Held v. Grote Industries, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 29, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Grote Industries, Inc. (“Grote”) sold vinyl/PVC electrical wires containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Grote Industries, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Electrical Wires, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 13, 2018
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Citizen Enforcer, DINP, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, U.S. Wire & Cable Corporation, Vinyl/PVC Cords
March 23, 2018
On March 23, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Neogen Corporation (“Neogen”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Neogen sold obstetrical tools with vinyl or plastic handgrips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Neogen Corporation, obstetrical tools with vinyl or plastic handgrips, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 23, 2018
On March 23, 2018, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Woodstock International, Inc. (“Woodstock”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Woodstock sold quick couplers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Quick Couplers, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Woodstock International, Inc.
March 21, 2018
On March 21, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party COKeM International, Ltd. (“COKeM”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that COKeM sold headphones with vinyl/PVC ear cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, COKeM International, Ltd., DEHP, Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Ear Cushions, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
March 19, 2018
On March 19, 2018, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party LEM Products Holding LLC (“LEM Products”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that LEM Products sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, LEM Products Holding LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 19, 2018
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Smith Ventures, Ltd., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on March 19, 2018. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Smith Ventures, Ltd. (“Smith Ventures”) sold vinyl/PVC exercise balls 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, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Smith Ventures, Ltd., Vinyl/PVC Exercise Balls, Warnings, Whistleblower
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