Prop 65 / Environment
January 13, 2017
Peter Englander has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Lyman Products Corporation alleging that the company sold brass hammer pins that contained the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65...
December 20, 2016
Russell Brimer has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Northern Brewer, LLC, alleging that the company sold vinyl/PVC hoses and tools with vinyl/PVC grips that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, DEHP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Russell Brimer
December 29, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued 15 more 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 violation against tea distributors, including Yamamoto of Orient, Eden Foods, and International Coffee & Tea. Dr. Leeman alleges that the companies sold dried teas in California that contained the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Dried Teas, Lead, Proposition 65 enforcement action
November 7, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued more 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 violation against tea distributors, including Ten Ren Tea Co., Starwest Botanicals, and Hsin Tung Yang Foods. Dr. Leeman alleges that the companies sold dried teas in California that contained the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Dried Teas, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65 enforcement action
September 30, 2016
Laurence Vinocur has issued over a dozen new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves with vinyl/PVC components, mugs with exterior designs, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Vinocur alleges that the...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, DINP, Laurence Vinocur, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65 enforcement action
September 7, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued more 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 violation against various tea distributors, including Anhing Corporation, Frontier Cooperative, and Save Mart Supermarkets. Dr. Leeman alleges that the companies sold dried teas, both loose-leaf and bagged, in California that contained the heavy metal lead, without the requisite health hazard warning...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Dried Teas, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65 enforcement action
September 2, 2016
John Moore has negotiated a successful settlement with Maverick Apparel, resolving allegations that the company sold vinyl/PVC jackets that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and companies offering products for sale that contain...
Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, John Moore, Maverick Apparel LLC, Proposition 65, settlements, Vinyl/PVC Jackets
August 25, 2016
The Mars Retail Group has issued a recall on M&Ms-branded jewelry that were sold at M&Ms World Stores in New York; Orlando, Fla.; Las Vegas; and Henderson, Nev. from May 2015 to June 2016. The jewelry has found to contain high levels of lead, in excess of federal safety standards.
The recalled jewelry includes earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces featuring...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Consumer Product Safety Act, Lead, Proposition 65, Recalls
July 22, 2016
CSI Outdoors has issued a recall on children's insulated water bottles which were sold exclusively at LL Bean from July 2015 through May 2016. The solder at the exterior base of the bottle was found to contain high levels of lead, in excess of federal safety standards.
The water bottles have a 13.5 oz capacity and came in the following color prints: Dino Bones,...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Consumer Product Safety Act, Lead, Proposition 65, Recalls
August 19, 2016
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 heavy metal lead, without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm. The noticed companies include Teavana, Numi, and...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Current Pursuits, Dried Teas, Lead, Proposition 65, Whitney R. Leeman
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