TCEP
April 29, 2014
The Chanler Group was fortunate enough to be able to interview Kirby Walker, a director/producer of the documentary film Toxic Hot Seat. This documentary reveals the truth about toxic flame retardants in our furniture, how they arrived there, and why they remain despite advocacy and legislative efforts. Kirby Walker is an environmentalist, activist, and award-...
April 29, 2014
In the enforcement action Held v. Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc, et al., citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations against defendant Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc. (“Blu Dot”) were resolved on April 29, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Held alleged that Blu Dot sold padded upholstered...
Anthony E. Held, Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc., chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
April 30, 2014
Anthony E. Held, Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc., Cancer, Flame retardants, Target Corporation, TCEP, TDCPP, Upholstered Furniture with Foam Padding containing TDCPP, Upholstered Furniture with Foam Padding containing TCEP
April 23, 2014
BERKELEY, Calif. -- More than 70 furniture manufacturers have certified to The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm based in Berkeley, Calif., that their products sold in California have been reformulated to remove detectable amounts of the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)....
March 31, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Home Meridian Holdings, Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Steve Silver Company (“Steve Silver”) were resolved on March 31, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Steve Silver sold upholstered chairs with foam padding containing...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Steve Silver Company, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 20, 2014
Chemtura, a leading manufacturer of flame retardants and other chemicals, filed suit earlier this year regarding the recent revision to the decades-old Technical Bulletin 117 (TB-117), reported the San Francisco Chronicle. TB-117-2013 revises TB-117 in such a way that furniture manufacturers may no longer have to douse their products in carcinogenic flame retardant...
January 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Shafer Commercial Seating Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Shafer Commercial Seating Inc. (“Shafer”) were resolved on January 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Shafer sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Shafer Commercial Seating Inc., TCEP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
March 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. Fourstar Group USA Inc., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Fourstar Group USA Inc. (“Fourstar”) were resolved on March 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Fourstar sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, Fourstar Group USA Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
February 3, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. KidKraft, LP, et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant KidKraft, LP (“KidKraft”) were resolved on February 3, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that KidKraft sold padded upholstered children’s chairs and ottomans with foam...
Children's Furniture, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, KidKraft, LP, Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
November 21, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants L. Powell Acquisition Corp. and Linon Home Décor Products, Inc. (collectively “Linon”) were resolved on November 21, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Linon sold padded upholstered stools with foam padding containing the flame...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, L. Powell Acquisition Corp., Linon Home Decor Products, Inc., Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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