Cancer

October 8, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. IMUSA, USA, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on October 8, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that IMUSA, USA, LLC (“IMUSA”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing the chemical 4,4’-methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA”) in the State of California without providing the...
Kitchen & Dining
4, 4’-MDA
September 25, 2015
Yesterday, Dr. Anthony E. Held and Peter Englander issued 21 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves, hand tools, and sprayers with vinyl/PVC tubing in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning.  These citizen enforcers...
September 15, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. The Tranzonic Companies executed a Consent Judgment on September 15, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Tranzonic Companies (“Tranzonic”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without...
Medical Supplies
DINP
September 23, 2015
Dr. Anthony E. Held has successfully reached a settlement with Tender Corporation in regards to alleged violations of Proposition 65.  Proposition 65 requires that companies offering products for sale in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm must provide consumers with a warning of the risks of...
September 14, 2015
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Tender Corporation (collectively, “Tender”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on September 14, 2015.  Held had alleged that Tender sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Medical Supplies
DINP
September 14, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. AMMEX Corporation executed a Consent Judgment on September 14, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that AMMEX Corporation (“Ammex”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Medical Supplies
DINP