TDCPP
June 16, 2014
Preschools and day care centers are full of toxic flame retardant chemicals, the San Francisco Chronicle reported earlier this month. Brominated flame retardants and tris phosphate compounds have been linked to hormone disruption and lowered IQs, and are chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
Flame retardant chemicals have become widespread in our...
May 29, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Wild Sales, LLC (“Wild Sales”) in the case Vinocur v. Jesper Office, LLC when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 29, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Wild Sales sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Jesper Office, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Wild Sales, LLC
June 9, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kinfine U.S.A. Inc. (“Kinfine”) were resolved on June 9, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Kinfine sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans and...
Children's Chairs, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Flame retardants, Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., Ottomans, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
June 12, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Peter Englander, Costco has agreed to only sell furniture from supplier Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, that virtually eliminates two toxic chemicals, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”). TDCPP is a flame retardant chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Costco Wholesale Corporation, DEHP, Flame retardants, Furniture, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP
May 22, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Reimers Furniture Mfg., Inc. (“Reimers”) were resolved on May 22, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Reimers sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”)...
Chair, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame retardants, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Reimers Furniture Mfg., Inc., TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 19, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Ontel Products Corporation (“Ontel”) in the case Vinocur v. Studio Designs, Inc., et al. when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 19, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Ontel sold orthopedic seat cushions with foam padding containing the flame...
Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Laurence Vinocur, Ontel Products Corporation, Orthopedic Seat Cushions, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 20, 2014
In the enforcement action Vinocur v. True Design, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant The Music People (“Music People”) were resolved on May 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Music People sold upholstered furniture products including benches with foam...
Benches, Citizen Enforcer, Civil Penalty, DEHP, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Piano Seats, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, The Music People, True Design, Inc., Whistleblower
May 16, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Bojer, Inc. (“Bojer”) in the case Vinocur v. Bojer, Inc. when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 16, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Bojer sold foam-filled seat cushions containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“...
Bojer, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seat Cushions, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification
May 14, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Skyline Furniture Mfg., Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) were resolved on May 14, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Costco sold upholstered furniture products with foam...
Bar Stools, Citizen Enforcer, Costco Wholesale Corporation, DEHP, Flame Retardant, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, TDCPP, Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., Whistleblower
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....
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TDCPP, Z Gallerie
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