TCG Clients Issue 14 New 60-Day Notices
Peter Englander, Dr. Anthony E. Held, and Dr. Whitney R. Leeman have issued 14 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC gloves, drinking glasses with exterior designs, and vinyl/PVC hoses in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Our clients alleged that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemical DINP, the phthalate chemical DEHP, and/or the heavy metal lead, all of which are known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm. The noticed companies include Barnes & Noble, Jim Beam Brands, and Kmart Corporation.
See below for a partial list of notices.
| Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
| Earphone Components | DEHP | Allsop, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Art Case Handles | DEHP | Barnes & Noble, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Drinking Glasses with Exterior Designs | Pb | Beam Suntory Inc.; Jim Beam Brands Co. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | The Burmax Company, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |
| Mugs with Exterior Designs | Pb | Frankford Candy LLC | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Fuel Pump Nozzle Grips | DEHP | Great Plains Industries, Inc. | Peter Englander |
| Glass Canisters with Exterior Designs | Pb | Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Hoses; Vinyl/PVC Hoses | DEHP | Home Products International, Inc.; Home Products International - North America, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Ponchos | DEHP | Paradies Gifts, Inc.; Paradies & Company LLC | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Kmart Corporation | Anthony E. Held |
| Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DINP | Smarthealth, Inc. | Anthony E. Held |
| Vinyl/PVC Safety Vests | DEHP | Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc. | Whitney R. Leeman |
| Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components | DEHP | Tippmann Sports, LLC | Whitney R. Leeman |