Cancer

December 3, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Howard Berger Co., LLC executed a Consent Judgment on December 3, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that Howard Berger Co., LLC (“HBC”) sold vinyl/PVC electrical tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and vinyl/PVC gloves containing...
DEHP, DINP
December 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held and McKesson Corporation have reached a settlement for Proposition 65 violations.  Dr. Held alleged that McKesson sold vinyl/PVC gloves gloves that contained the phthalate chemical DINP, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.  Under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers...
December 7, 2015
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant Pomona Quality Foam, Inc. (“Pomona”) were resolved on December 7, 2015, when the parties entered into an a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Pomona sold foam used as padding in upholstered furniture containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate...
Residential Furniture
December 2, 2015
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...