Proposition 65
June 16, 2014
Preschools and day care centers are full of toxic flame retardant chemicals, the San Francisco Chronicle reported earlier this month. Brominated flame retardants and tris phosphate compounds have been linked to hormone disruption and lowered IQs, and are chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
Flame retardant chemicals have become widespread in our...
May 29, 2014
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur resolved his allegations against the defendant Wild Sales, LLC (“Wild Sales”) in the case Vinocur v. Jesper Office, LLC when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on May 29, 2014. In this enforcement action, Vinocur alleged that Wild Sales sold padded upholstered chairs containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
chairs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Flame Retardant, Jesper Office, LLC, Laurence Vinocur, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower, Wild Sales, LLC
June 9, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kinfine U.S.A. Inc. (“Kinfine”) were resolved on June 9, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Kinfine sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans and...
Children's Chairs, Citizen Enforcer, DEHP, Flame retardants, Kinfine U.S.A. Inc., Ottomans, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TCEP, TDCPP, Whistleblower
June 12, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Peter Englander, Costco has agreed to only sell furniture from supplier Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, that virtually eliminates two toxic chemicals, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”). TDCPP is a flame retardant chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Costco Wholesale Corporation, DEHP, Flame retardants, Furniture, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP
June 3, 2014
The parties involved in the case Held v. Ethical Products, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 3, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that Ethical Products, Inc. (“Ethical Products”) sold pet carriers with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Ethical Products, Inc., Pet Carriers, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
June 3, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party North American Food Distributing Company, Inc. (“NAFDC”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 3, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that NAFDC sold dried seaweed containing arsenic in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part...
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, North American Food Distributing Company, Inc., Prepared Food, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Seaweed, Whistleblower
June 9, 2014
On June 9, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Modern Marketing Concepts, Inc. (“Modern Marketing”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Modern Marketing sold vinyl/PVC cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Civil penalties, DEHP, Modern Marketing Concepts, Inc., Proposition 65, Record Cases, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Cases, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
May 30, 2014
The parties involved in the enforcement action Leeman v. Midwest Products Co., Inc. executed an agreement on May 30, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that the defendant Midwest Products Co., Inc. (“Midwest”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Midwest Products Co., Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 2, 2014
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant AAMP of Florida, Inc. dba AAMP of America, Inc. (“AAMP”) were resolved on June 2, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that AAMP sold vinyl/PVC USB cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
AAMP, AAMP of America, AAMP of Florida, AAMP of Florida, Inc. dba AAMP of America, Inc., Car Accessories, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, USB Cords, Whistleblower
June 6, 2014
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Mechanical Servants, Inc. (“Mechanical Servants”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 6, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Mechanical Servants sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Anthony E. Held, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Hand Tools, Hardware, Mechanical Servants, Inc., Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Grips for Hand Tools, Whistleblower
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