Cancer

CVS Caremark Corporation; CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
January 23, 2015
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, CVS Caremark Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., DINP, Phthalates, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
DINP
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Johnson-Rose Corp.; Johnson-Rose Inc.
January 23, 2015
(Other) Reproductive Harm, 4,4’-MDA, Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects, Cancer, DEHP, Johnson-Rose Corp., Johnson-Rose Inc., Phthalates, Vinyl/PVC Menu Covers
4,4'-MDA, DEHP
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Bayer Corporation; MSD Consumer Care, Inc.; Walgreen Co.; Drugstore.com, Inc.
January 23, 2015
Anthony E. Held, Bayer Corporation, Benzophenone, Cancer, Drugstore.com, Inc., MSD Consumer Care, Inc., sunscreen, Walgreen Co.
Benzophenone
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation
January 23, 2015
AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Anthony E. Held, Cancer, DINP, Phthalates, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
DINP
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Englander v. Flexible Foam Products, Inc.
January 13, 2015
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Flexible Foam Products, Inc. (“Flexible Foam”) were resolved on January 13, 2015, when the parties entered into a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Flexible Foam sold foam used as padding in upholstered furniture and other consumer products containing the flame...
Furniture, Home Decorative, and Household Products
Office Furniture, Other Furniture, Residential Furniture
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Flexible Foam Products, Inc., foam used as padding in upholstered furniture and other consumer products, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Whistleblower
TDCPP
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Green Crystal Aromas Certifies to Paul Wozniak that Products are Reformulated to be Lead-Free
December 31, 2014
Green Crystal Aromas has certified to our client Paul Wozniak that their glass containers for reed diffusers with exterior designs manufactured in or distributed for sale to California are virtually free of the heavy metal lead.  As per the settlement agreement, Wozniak has agreed to waive a portion of the civil penalty. Earlier this year, Wozniak negotiated a settlement...
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Certifications, Green Crystal Aromas Inc., Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Reformulation
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Vinocur v. Office Depot, Inc.
November 24, 2014
The parties involved in the enforcement action Vinocur v. Ace Bayou Corp., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on November 24, 2014.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Office Depot, Inc. (“Office Depot”) sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant chemical tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP...
Furniture, Home Decorative, and Household Products
Office Furniture
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, padded upholstered chairs containing TDCPP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, vendor notification, vinyl upholstered chairs containing DEHP, Whistleblower
DEHP, TDCPP
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Vinocur v. Guidecraft, Inc.
December 16, 2014
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Guidecraft, Inc. (“Guidecraft”) were resolved on December 16, 2014, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement.  In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Guidecraft sold upholstered chairs with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
Furniture, Home Decorative, and Household Products
Residential Furniture
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Guidecraft, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Vinocur, Whistleblower
DEHP, TDCPP
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Wozniak v. Fruit of the Earth, Inc.
December 15, 2014
On December 15, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblowers Paul Wozniak and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. made against settling party Fruit of the Earth, Inc. (“FOTE”).  In this matter, Wozniak and Held alleged that FOTE sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of...
Healthcare Products
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Fruit of the Earth, Inc., Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, sunscreen containing benzophenone, Whistleblower
Benzophenone
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Wozniak Settles with Homestead Over Lead on Glass Jars
December 26, 2014
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required health hazard warning.  Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to...
Prop 65 / Environment
Birth Defects, Cancer, GBG USA Inc., Homestead International Group LTD, Lead, Other Reproductive Harm, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
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