vendor notification
June 6, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc. (“ErgoBaby”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 5, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that ErgoBaby sold upholstered bassinets containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Bassinets, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, ErgoBaby, Flame Retardant, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
October 2, 2012
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E....
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, BBP, Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DBP, DEHP, Formaldehyde, Halloween, Halloween Costume Accessories, Halloween costumes, Halloween décor, Halloween Group, Lead, Proposition 65, R.H. Smith & Sons Ltd., Reformulation, Smiffy's, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 15, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Person & Covey, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 15, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Person & Covey, Inc. (“P & C”) sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Person & Covey, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 12, 2016
On December 12. 2016, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Laura Geller Beauty, LLC (“Laura Geller”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that Laura Geller sold sunscreen products containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Laura Geller Beauty, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen products, vendor notification, Whistleblower
June 21, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Beiersdorf, Inc.; et al. executed a Consent Judgment on June 21, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (“Estee Lauder”) sold SPF products (including sunscreen products, and products such as body lotions, lip balms, and other sun protection...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 23, 2016
On May 23, 2016, the parties involved in the case Held v. Levlad, LLC, et al. executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Edgewell Personal Care, LLC (formerly Energizer Personal Care) and Playtex Products, LLC (collectively, “Settling Defendants”) sod SPF products (including sunscreen products, and...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Edgewell Personal Care, LLC, Playtex Products, LLC, Proposition 65, Reformulation, SPF products, vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 19, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Levlad, LLC, et al. executed a Consent Judgment on May 19, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that L’Oreal U.S.A., Inc. (“L’Oreal”) sold SPF products (including sunscreen products, and products such as face creams, body lotions, lip balms, and other sun protection...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Health & Beauty, L’Oreal U.S.A., Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, SPF products, vendor notification, Whistleblower
April 25, 2016
On April 25, 2016, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Southern Exchange, L.P. (“Southern Exchange”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that Southern Exchange sold camping cookware containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, camping cookware, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Southern Exchange, L.P., vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 4, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Levlad, LLC; et al. executed a Consent Judgment on May 4, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (“Johnson & Johnson”) sold SPF products (including sunscreen products, and products such as face creams, body lotions, lip balms, and other...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 4, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Levlad, LLC; et al. executed a Consent Judgment on May 4, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Shiseido Americas Corporation (“Shiseido”) sold SPF products (including sunscreen products, and products such as face creams, body lotions, lip balms, and other sun protection...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Shiseido Americas Corporation, SPF products, sunscreen, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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