Proposition 65
November 22, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against settling party The Premium Connection, Inc. (“Premium Connection”) were resolved on November 22, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Englander alleged that Premium Connection sold hand tool grips that contain the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tool Grips, Lead, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, The Premium Connection, Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
November 7, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Blumenthal Distributing, Inc. (“Blumenthal”) were resolved on November 7, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Blumenthal sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
Blumenthal Distributing, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Residential Furniture, Stools, TCEP, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 4, 2013
On behalf of its client Laurence Vinocur, The Chanler Group successfully negotiated a settlement with baby products manufacturer Evenflo Company, Inc. that will result in the reformulation of thousands of infant car seats and booster seats.
Evenflo allegedly manufactured thousands of car and booster seats containing the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl...
November 26, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. (“Ashley”) were resolved on November 26, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Ashley sold padded upholstered furniture with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Furniture, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
November 27, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman has won an important victory against a defendant that supplies an ingredient to food and beverage manufacturers. A Court recently ruled that her Proposition 65 action against a supplier, which does not manufacture the food and beverage products sold to consumers, but whose product is contained in such food and beverage products, is warranted under...
December 2, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a consumer update containing suggestions on how to reduce the amount of acrylamide in one’s diet. Acrylamide is a chemical found in certain foods that have been fried, toasted or roasted, and has been shown to increase the risk of cancer.
Acrylamide forms when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures for a...
November 25, 2013
Rep. Jay Kaufman and Sen. Ken Donnelly of Massachusetts have introduced a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that would create a program to identify and replace dangerous chemicals in consumer products where safer alternatives are available.
H235/S354, or An Act for Healthy Families and Businesses, would establish a technical assistance grant program to help consumer...
November 21, 2013
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm, has published a list of furniture products that contain no detectable levels of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), flame retardants known to the State of California to cause cancer.
TDCPP and TCEP leach from contaminated products and affix to dust, placing small children,...
On September 16, 2000, the Superior Court of California County of Alameda entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. William E. Wright & Co., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant William E. Wright & Co. sold certain drapery weights containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
Home Decorative Products, Household Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, William E. Wright & Co.
November 8, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Kinwai USA Inc. (“Kinwai”) were resolved on November 8, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that Kinwai sold padded upholstered furniture including ottomans with foam padding containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Kinwai USA Inc., Ottomans, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, TDCPP, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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