Vinyl/PVC Gloves

September 10, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on September 10, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of...
Medical Supplies
DINP
July 21, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Kimberly-Clark Corporation alleging violations of California’s Proposition 65.  Proposition 65 requires companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm to provide consumers with a warning...
July 10, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Glove Specialties, Inc. (“GS”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on July 10, 2015.  Held had alleged that GS sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Medical Supplies
DINP