Reproductive Harm

November 8, 2013
A recent study published in Human Reproduction shows that exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA)—a chemical previously designated by the State of California as known to cause reproductive harm, and temporarily delisted  by court order, and currently in litigation—can affect egg maturation in humans, ScienceDaily reported. Researchers examined eggs exposed to BPA and...
October 25, 2013
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced last month that it has proposed the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium-6).  The proposed Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) is expected to be adopted following the public comment and review process. The proposed regulations specifically limit...
July 19, 2013
A California judge issued a tentative and proposed decision this week that would hold that Dole, Gerber, Del Monte, Smucker’s, and other food makers are not required to provide California consumers with health hazard warnings regarding lead in baby food, juices, and packaged fruits made by these companies.  The tentative decision followed a month-long trial in this...
April 30, 2013
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has requested relevant information on whether the chemical Trichloroethylene (TCE) meets the criteria for listing as a chemical known to the State to cause reproductive harm.  This request for relevant information is being proposed under Health and Safety Code...
April 23, 2013
A study carried out in California’s San Joaquin Valley demonstrated a possible link between high air pollution and birth defects.  The results were posted in The American Journal of Epidemiology. Even adjusted for smoking, maternal age, multivitamin use, and other variables, researchers found that a mother living in areas with the highest levels of carbon monoxide...
April 19, 2013
A Sacramento County judge granted a preliminary injunction today in favor of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in their case against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA).  The injunction requires that OEHHA remove the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) from California’s Prop 65 list of chemicals known to cause reproductive harm,...
April 12, 2013
On April 11, 2013, the State of California, through its Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), officially designated Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical known to cause developmental and reproductive harm.  Under Proposition 65, products containing chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm cannot be sold...
March 26, 2013
Some residents of Garfield, New Jersey will have their toenail clippings analyzed and measured for hexavalent chromium, the Associated Press reported.  Hexavalent chromium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer (more specifically, lung, nasal, and sinus cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)).  Because...
March 18, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--today served a total of twenty-two 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without providing the requisite health-hazard warning....
March 2, 2013
The Marin County Superior Court recently entered a Proposition 65 default judgment in favor of TCG client Russell Brimer and against Liberty Apparel Company, permanently enjoining Liberty Apparel from selling any jeans with belts made from materials containing the chemical lead without first providing a clear and reasonable warning of the carcinogenic and reproductive harm...