The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Lowe's Companies Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on August 11, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that Kristus, Inc. DBA Air Power America (“Kristus”) sold vinyl/PVC oil suction hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) (“DEHP...
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 to companies offering dried tea, both loose leaf and in bags, that were found to contain the chemical naphthalene, without the requisite health hazard warning. Naphthalene, which is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs, is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer....