TDCPP

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-...
May 6, 2014
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Royal Manufacturing, Inc. (“Royal Manufacturing”) executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 6, 2014, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Royal Manufacturing sold chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State...
Residential Furniture
TDCPP
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...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
February 28, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Style-Line Furn., Inc., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Style-Line Furn., Inc. (“Style-Line”) were resolved on February 28, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Style-Line sold padded upholstered furniture including sofas and...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
April 9, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Kids II, Inc. (“Kids II”) in the case Vinocur v. Kids II, Inc. when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on April 9, 2014.  In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Kids II sold foam cushioned nursery pillows and activity gyms containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-...
TDCPP
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)....
Press Releases
March 19, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Stein Mart, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant StyleCraft Home Collection, Inc. (“StyleCraft”) were resolved on March 19, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that StyleCraft sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding...
Residential Furniture
DEHP, TDCPP