Lead

Synonyms

  • Pb
  • Lead;
November 24, 2015
On November 24, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Environmental Technology, Inc. (“Environmental Technology”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement.  Moore had alleged that Environmental Technology sold brass knob bases containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Home Improvement
Lead
November 24, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Bentex Group, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 24, 2015.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Bentex Group, Inc. (“Bentex”) sold tumblers with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
Kitchen & Dining, Tableware
Lead
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...
November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies offering products for...
November 2, 2015
Pottery Barn Kids has issued a recall of Avengers and Darth Vader themed stainless steel water bottles due to excessive lead levels in the gray paint on the exterior of the bottles, which violate the federal lead paint standard. One water bottle features images of Thor, the Incredible Hulk, and Iron Man on the bottle; the other features images of Darth Vader and the Death Star...
October 30, 2015
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has issued 13 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves, archery bows, and exercise armbands in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning.  Leeman alleges that the companies’ products contain the...