Birth Defects

August 25, 2014
Our client Paul Wozniak filed a complaint last week against Toys “R” Us, Inc. alleging that the massive toy retailer offered for sale headphones containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the required health hazard warning.  DEHP is a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and products sold in...
August 22, 2014
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dr. Whitney Leeman, frequent flyers and other travelers can rest assured that their luggage tags are virtually free of toxic chemicals as mandated under Proposition 65.  Dr. Leeman and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. have entered into a binding agreement prohibiting the sales and distribution of any luggage tags in California unless the luggage tags...
August 21, 2014
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced a new Senate bill last month, S2572, or the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014. S2572, if enacted, would not only ban food containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA) but would also prohibit replacing BPA with similar carcinogenic or toxic chemicals.  It would...
July 31, 2014
TCG clients Dr. Whitney Leeman, Mark Moorberg, Laurence Vinocur, and Paul Wozniak served 25 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as cooking utensils, tents, and electrical tape for sale in California that contain chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the required health hazard warning. These...