Reformulation Incentive

October 3, 2014
Hooker Furniture has certified to Peter Englander and The Chanler Group that as per the terms of their Settlement Agreement, Hooker now manufactures or imports for distribution or sale in California only ottomans and other furniture that are virtually free of the flame retardant chemicals tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
May 7, 2014
Peter Englander and Dr. Anthony Held, two clients of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Z Gallerie last month to ensure that Z Gallerie’s chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and reproductive toxicant di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”).  The chairs were sold throughout California....
January 29, 2014
In a major victory for consumers, a new Proposition 65 settlement reported today ensures that Deluxe Corporation's checkbook covers will no longer contain di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant, or will have the requisite health hazard warnings provided. The agreement requires Deluxe, a business services company that manufactures and...
Press Releases
August 27, 2013
The Chanler Group has received certification, required by the settlement agreement with TCG client Russell Brimer, that Wolters Kluwer’s vinyl and PVC notebooks offered for sale in California have been reformulated to contain less than 0.1% of DEHP.  As a result, the final civil penalty of $15,000, which Wolters Kluwer agreed to in the settlement, will be waived....
July 12, 2013
The Chanler Group has received Fiskars Brands, Inc.’s certification, required by the settlement agreement with TCG client John Moore, that 75% of Fiskars’ tools with grips offered for sale in California have been reformulated to contain less than 0.1% of DEHP.  As a result, the final civil penalty of $60,000, which Fiskars agreed to in the settlement, will be...