Cancer
April 2, 2013
On March 13, Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, commenced three Proposition 65 private enforcement actions today against manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food extracts, flavors, and colorings containing 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI or 4MI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. 4-MEI is used in the manufacture of caramel...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, Cancer, Caramel Coloring, flavor, food, Food Coloring, Food Extracts, Imitation Maple Flavor, Proposition 65
March 26, 2013
Some residents of Garfield, New Jersey will have their toenail clippings analyzed and measured for hexavalent chromium, the Associated Press reported. Hexavalent chromium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer (more specifically, lung, nasal, and sinus cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)). Because...
March 18, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, Whitney Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--today served a total of twenty-two 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 on companies offering products for sale in the State of California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without providing the requisite health-hazard warning....
60 Day Notice, Birth Defects, Cancer, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Flame retardants, PAHs, Phthalates, Reproductive Harm, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
March 13, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, commenced three Proposition 65 private enforcement actions today against manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food extracts, flavors, and colorings containing 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI or 4MI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Products such as imitation maple flavor and caramel...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, Cancer, Caramel Coloring, flavor, food, Food Coloring, Food Extracts, Imitation Maple Flavor, Proposition 65
August 16, 2013
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Birth Defects, Brookstone Company, Inc., Cancer, Children's Furniture, Costco Wholesale Corporation, DEHP, Furniture, Stakmore Co., Inc., TDCPP, Vinocur
August 16, 2013
(Other) Reproductive Harm, Apex Medical Corporation, Big Lots Stores, Inc., Big Lots, Inc., Birth Defects, Cancer, DEHP, Furniture, Healthcare Tools, TDCPP, Vinocur
March 2, 2013
The Marin County Superior Court recently entered a Proposition 65 default judgment in favor of TCG client Russell Brimer and against Liberty Apparel Company, permanently enjoining Liberty Apparel from selling any jeans with belts made from materials containing the chemical lead without first providing a clear and reasonable warning of the carcinogenic and reproductive harm...
Belts, Cancer, Civil penalties, Default, Jeans, Lead, Liberty Apparel, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reproductive Harm
December 3, 2012
In March 2012, the Center for Science in the Public Interest reported that lab tests showed Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi contained high levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. 4-MEI is used in the manufacture of caramel coloring, giving these cola beverages their distinctive brown colors, and added...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, Cancer, caramel color, extracts, flavor, food, Food Coloring, Proposition 65, sodas
October 30, 2012
In her ongoing efforts to protect the public in California against exposure to carcinogenic chemicals found in flame-cooked hamburgers, Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, has recently issued a dozen new 60-Day notices for restaurants and stores that serve flame-cooked burgers found to contain such chemicals. Dr. Leeman expects to serve additional notices to...
Cancer, Carcinogens, flame grilled, hamburgers, PAHs, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Proposition 65
October 2, 2012
On October 2, 2012, Dr. Anthony Held, a TCG client, obtained approval of an unparalleled settlement with manufacturers of Halloween costumes, accessories, and décor. Through the settlement manufacturers have agreed to reformulate their products to virtually eliminate the presence of seven chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm including: arsenic, cadmium,...
Arsenic, BBP, Cadmium, Cancer, DBP, DEHP, Formaldehyde, Halloween, Lead, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm
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