Cancer

Topco Holdings, Inc.; Topco Associates, Inc.; Raley's
June 20, 2014
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, sunscreen, Toiletries, Topco Associates, Topco Holdings, Inc.
Benzophenone
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Legends Furniture, Inc.
June 20, 2014
Cancer, Flame retardants, Legends Furniture, Inc., Residential Furniture, TDCPP, Upholstered Chairs with Foam Padding containing TDCPP, Vinocur
TDCPP
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Energizer Holdings, Inc.; Energizer Personal Care, LLC; Playtex Products, LLC; Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
June 20, 2014
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Energizer Holdings, Inc., Energizer Personal Care, LLC, Playtex Products, LLC, Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp., sunscreen, Toiletries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Benzophenone
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Rite Aid Corporation; Product Quest Manufacturing, LLC
June 20, 2014
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Health & Beauty, Product Quest Manufacturing, LLC, Rite Aid Corporation, sunscreen, Toiletries
Benzophenone
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University Themed Products Contain Toxic Chemicals
May 29, 2014
A new study conducted by HealthyStuff.org found that many university themed products sold at top retailers contained one or more hazardous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, bromine, chlorine, mercury, phthalates, and cadmium.  The researchers found that university licensed products routinely exceed the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s standards for these...
Prop 65 / Environment
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cadmium, Cancer, DEHP, Lead
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc.; Calphalon Corporation; The TJX Companies, Inc.
May 21, 2014
4,4’-MDA, Calphalon Corporation, Cancer, Kitchen & Dining, Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, The TJX Companies, Inc.
4,4'-MDA
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Franklin Financial Management, Inc.
May 21, 2014
4,4’-MDA, Cancer, Franklin Financial Management, Inc., Kitchen & Dining, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak
4,4'-MDA
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Big Lots, Inc.; Big Lots Stores, Inc.
May 21, 2014
4,4’-MDA, Big Lots Stores, Inc., Big Lots, Inc., Cancer, Kitchen & Dining, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak
4,4'-MDA
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Z Gallerie Joins Dozens of Other Companies in Eliminating Flame Retardants from Furniture
May 7, 2014
Peter Englander and Dr. Anthony Held, two clients of The Chanler Group, negotiated an agreement with Z Gallerie last month to ensure that Z Gallerie’s chairs are free of the carcinogenic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and reproductive toxicant di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”).  The chairs were sold throughout California....
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Reformulation Incentive, TDCPP, Z Gallerie
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Over 70 Mfrs. Certify to TCG That Their Furniture is Free From Toxic Flame Retardants
April 23, 2014
More than 70 furniture manufacturers have certified to The Chanler Group that their products sold in California have been reformulated to remove detectable amounts of the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP).  These certifications encompass a wide range of home and office furniture, including...
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Flame retardants, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
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