TDCPP
May 28, 2013
Earlier this month, Environmental Health Perspectives, a National Institutes of Health journal, reported on two studies showing that exposure to the carcinogenic flame retardant TDCPP, commonly referred to as chlorinated tris, may be widespread.
TDCPP is a flame retardant widely used in polyurethane foam padding in furniture and automobiles. A recent survey found that...
Cancer, Children, Flame retardants, Furniture, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65, TDCPP
May 20, 2013
Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--three clients of The Chanler Group--served ten 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last Friday, May 17. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture and hand tools for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health...
60 Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, Lead, PAHs, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
May 9, 2013
A recent study by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine shows that children who were exposed to flame retardant compounds in the air and dust before they were born may suffer from behavior and cognition difficulties during early childhood and onward, Scientific American reported.
Researchers collected blood samples from 309 pregnant women early in their second...
Children, Developmental problems, Developmental Toxicity, Flame retardants, PBDE, Pregnant women, TCEP, TDCPP
May 3, 2013
Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--on May 1 served nine 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering furniture and other products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. TCG's citizen...
April 25, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Prop 65 News:
Proposition 65 citizen enforcers Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur since February, have served more than 150 sixty-day notices of violation on furniture manufacturers, distributors and retailers alleging the presence of flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP (Tris) in their products.
TDCPP was added to the list...
April 19, 2013
Excerpted from full article at mfrtech.com:
On behalf of its clients, The Chanler Group has also filed lawsuits against nine major manufacturers and retailers, demanding action be taken to properly label their products in compliance with California's Proposition 65. The lawsuits come after previously served Sixty-Day Notices of Violation expired without being enforced by...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
April 18, 2013
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:
Proposition 65 legal firm The Chanler Group says it plans to publish a list of furniture manufacturers that have come up "clean" in testing for toxic flame retardants.
The Chanler Group has served more than 100 sixty-day notices of violation on furniture manufacturers alleging the presence of the flame retardant...
April 18, 2013
Excerpted from the full article at the Environmental Leader:
OfficeMax, Ross Stores and Kinwai USA are among the nine manufacturers and retailers that law firm The Chanler Group is suing under California’s Proposition 65. The group has also served more than 100 violation notices on leading furniture manufacturers and retailers,...
April 17, 2013
Last month, Peter Englander, John Moore, and Laurence Vinocur, clients of The Chanler Group, commenced Proposition 65 private enforcement actions against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of upholstered furniture, alleging that the products offered for sale by these entities contain the flame retardant TDCPP, chemicals known to the State of California to...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, TDCPP
April 16, 2013
The Chanler Group has served more than 100 “Sixty-Day Notices of Violation” on leading furniture manufacturers alleging the presence of flame retardants TDCPP and TCEP, referred to more simply as Tris, in their products. The Chanler Group’s clients, Peter Englander, Laurence Vinocur, and John Moore assert that unwarned exposure to Tris is a violation of...
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