60-Day Notice Archive

In the area of Proposition 65 litigation, The Chanler Group represents citizens of the State of California acting in the interest of the general public to promote awareness of exposures to toxic chemicals in products sold in California and, if possible, to improve human health by reducing hazardous substances contained in such items.  After conducting an extensive investigation into an alleged violation, The Chanler Group’s clients serve a 60-Day Notice of Violation on the alleged violators with copies served on the requisite public prosecutors pursuant to California Health & Safety Code § 25249.6 et seq. (“Proposition 65”).  The Notice identifies the products causing the exposure, the alleged routes of exposure to the chemical at issue, and the types of harm potentially resulting from exposure to the toxic chemical. 

Based on the allegations set forth in this Notice, the citizen enforcer intends to file a citizen enforcement lawsuit against the alleged violator unless such violator enters into a binding written agreement to: (1) recall products already sold or undertake best efforts to ensure that the requisite health hazard warnings are provided to those whom have received such products; (2) provide clear and reasonable warnings for products sold in the future or reformulate such products to eliminate the exposures; and (3) pay an appropriate civil penalty based on the factors enumerated in California Health & Safety Code § 25249.7.  Neither The Chanler Group nor the citizen enforcers can: (1) finalize any settlement until after the 60-day notice period has expired; nor (2) speak for the Attorney General or any District or City Attorney who received this Notice as they consider whether to prosecute the matter itself.

The 60-day notice period has expired on all of the following notices:

60 day notices - archive

Notice Date Defendant Plaintiffsort icon Chemicals
12/28/2016 Eden Foods, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Herba Enterprise, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 International Coffee & Tea, LLC Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Kim-Seng Company Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 L. & W. Group, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Paradise Beverages, Inc.; Hawaii Coffee Company Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Quoc Viet Foods Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 R.C. Bigelow, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Rishi Tea; Diaspora Tea & Herb Company, LLC Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Samuel & Company, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Twinings North America, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Well Luck Co., Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
12/28/2016 Yamamoto of Orient, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
01/27/2017 CTC Food International, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
01/27/2017 Family Food Co., Inc.; Family Foods International Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
01/27/2017 L.A. Lucky Import Export, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
01/27/2017 Rockman Company (U.S.A.), Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
04/27/2017 Eastern Tea Corporation; C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
04/28/2017 Anhing Corporation; DavidsTea Inc.; DavidsTea (USA) Inc.; Family Foods International Inc.; Frontier Cooperative; Granum Incorporated; Hocean Inc.; International Coffee & Tea, LLC; International Tea Importers Incorporated; JFC International Inc., Rainbow Acres; Rockman Company (U.S.A.) Inc.; Save Mart Supermarkets; Starbucks Corporation; Starway Inc.; Ten Ren Tea Co. of San Francisco, Ltd.; Twinings North America, Inc.; Uncle Lee's Tea Inc.; Wei-Chuan U.S.A. Inc.; Williams-Sonoma, Inc.; Winneram International, Inc.; Yamamoto of Orient, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
05/19/2017 Save Mart Supermarkets; Harris Tea Company LLC Whitney R. Leeman Lead
11/20/2017 R.C. Bigelow, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
11/21/2017 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Whitney R. Leeman Lead
07/30/2014 Intertape Polymer Corp. Whitney R. Leeman, DEHP
09/07/2016 Anhing Corporation Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Chevalier International (USA) Inc. Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Frontier Cooperative Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Hocean Inc. Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Rainbow Acres Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Save Mart Supermarkets; Save Mart Supermarkets Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Starway Inc. Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Uncle Lee’s Tea Inc. Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
09/07/2016 Ustov, Inc.; U.S. Trading Company Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. Lead
02/07/2014 American Presto Corporation Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 CHF Industries, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Columbian Home Products, LLC Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 D'Addario & Company, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Dick Blick Holdings, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Hancock Fabrics, Inc. Wozniak Lead
02/07/2014 JBC Safety Plastic, Inc.; The Sherwin-Williams Company Wozniak Lead
02/07/2014 Johnson Outdoors Inc. Wozniak Lead
02/07/2014 Larin Corp.; Tractor Supply Company Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 National Presto Industries, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Sport Chalet, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Strattec Security Corporation Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 Sunjeen, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
02/07/2014 U S Music Corporation; Washburn International, Inc.; Sam Ash Music Corporation Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 A-List, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Allway Tools, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 B&B Acquisition, Inc. d.b.a. Candle Warmers Etc., Sears Holdings Corporation Wozniak Lead
03/26/2014 Brunswick Corporation, Attwood Corporation Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Central Purchasing, LLC, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Creedence Holdings LLC, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wozniak DBP
03/26/2014 Danaher Corporation, "NMTC, Inc." Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Dentek Oral Care, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Dollar General Corporation, Dolgencorp, LLC Wozniak DEHP, Lead
03/26/2014 Duck House, Inc., Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Entuit, LLC, 99 Cents Only Stores LLC Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Eze-Lap Diamond Products, Inc., Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc., Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc. Wozniak Lead
03/26/2014 Herman Pearl Company Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 John N. Hansen Co., Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 LF USA Inc. Wozniak Lead
03/26/2014 The Music Link Corporation Wozniak DEHP, Lead
03/26/2014 Ross Stores, Inc. Wozniak Lead
03/26/2014 Supervalu Inc., Winco Holdings, Inc., Winco Foods, LLC Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 SZY Holdings, LLC Wozniak DEHP
03/26/2014 Tailor Made Products, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wozniak 4,4'-MDA
03/26/2014 Toys "R" Us, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
04/16/2014 Dick Blick Holdings, Inc., Prat/Paris, Inc. Wozniak DEHP
05/21/2014 Johnson Outdoors Gear, Inc., Johnson Outdoors Gear LLC Wozniak Lead
05/21/2014 Ross Stores, Inc.; Green Crystal Aroma Inc. Wozniak Lead
05/21/2014 Big Lots, Inc.; Big Lots Stores, Inc. Wozniak 4,4'-MDA
05/21/2014 Franklin Financial Management, Inc. Wozniak 4,4'-MDA
05/21/2014 Newell Rubbermaid Inc.; Calphalon Corporation; The TJX Companies, Inc. Wozniak 4,4'-MDA
06/04/2014 Supervalu Inc.; Winco Holdings, Inc.; Winco Foods, LLC Wozniak Benzophenone, DEHP
05/31/2018 Bardwil Industries, Inc. Wozniak Lead
02/11/2019 Newegg Inc.; Vir Ventures Inc. Wozniak Lead
04/23/2019 American Outdoor Brands Corporation; Smith & Wesson Corp.; Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.; Ultimate Survival Technologies, LLC; Dynarex Corporation Wozniak DEHP
04/23/2019 The Haddad Apparel Group, Ltd. Wozniak DEHP
04/23/2019 Heaven Hill Distrilleries, Inc.; Deep Eddy Distilling Co. Wozniak DEHP
04/23/2019 Lixit Corporation Wozniak DINP
04/23/2019 Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC Wozniak Lead
05/08/2019 Service Tool Company, L.L.C. Wozniak DBP, DEHP, DINP, Lead
05/30/2019 Acme United Corporation Wozniak DINP
05/30/2019 B&G Equipment Company, Inc. Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 Catalina Products Corp.; Grocery Outlet Inc. Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 Chunsan International, Inc.; Cheung's Rattan & Imports Wozniak DEHP
05/30/2019 D.F. Daniels Corporation Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 FH Group International Inc. Wozniak DEHP
05/30/2019 Global Vision Eyewear Corporation Wozniak DEHP
05/30/2019 Haimin International Inc. Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 Jones Stephens Corp. Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 Kingsbridge International Wozniak Lead
05/30/2019 VOXX International Corporation; Audiovox Corporation; Audiovox Electronics Corporation Wozniak DEHP
07/01/2019 Colorado Angler Supply Inc.; Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc. Wozniak Lead
07/01/2019 Evergreen Enterprises, Inc. Wozniak Lead
07/01/2019 Frankford Candy & Chocolate Co., Inc.; Frankford Candy LLC Wozniak Lead
07/01/2019 MSRF, Inc. Wozniak Lead
07/10/2019 BCS International, Inc. Wozniak DEHP