TCG Clients Serve 23 New 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation
Russell Brimer, Dr. Anthony Held, and Dr. Whitney Leeman served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as vinyl/PVC electrical tape, hand tools, and light cords for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These citizen enforcers allege that the companies' products contain the phthalate chemicals DEHP and DINP, the chemical benzophenone, and/or the heavy metal lead, which are known to the State of California to cause birth defects and reproductive harm. Some of the noticed companies include Orgill, Inc., Rotary Corporation, and Standard Motor Products, Inc.
See below for a partial list of notices.
Product | Chemical | Alleged Violator | Citizen Enforcer |
Vinyl/PVC Automobile Seat Covers | DEHP | Automotive Innovations, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Brass Water Hose Connectors | Lead | Camping World, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Eyewear Cases | DEHP | Eyewear Designs, Ltd. | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape; Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DEHP, DINP | Genuine Parts Company; Balkamp Inc.; S. P. Richards Company | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
LED Light Cords | DEHP | The Gerson Company | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Electrical Tape; Vinyl/PVC Gloves | DEHP, DINP | HBC Holdings, LLC; Howard Berger Co. LLC | Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. |
Vinyl/PVC Hardware Cloth | DEHP | Itochu International Inc.; PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Coated Padlocks | DEHP | Orgill, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Eyelash Curler Grips | DEHP | Pacific World Corporation | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips | DEHP | Privateer Press, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Tubing | DEHP | Rotary Corporation | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Tubing | DEHP | SKF USA Inc.; Lincoln Industrial Corporation | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips | DEHP | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Earplug Cords | DEHP | SureFire, LLC | Russell Brimer |
Vinyl/PVC Keyrings | DEHP | Templeton Coal Company, Inc.; Dicksons Inc. | Russell Brimer |