The San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Leeman v. 26 California Bazar, Inc., et al. on August 31, 2004. The settlement resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. that defendant 26 California Bazar, Inc. sold certain glassware products with colored artwork and/or designs on the exterior of the glass with materials in the...
On August 27, 2009, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. 26 California Bazar, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant 26 California Bazar, Inc. ("California Bazar") sold bibs and inflatable vinyl toys containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing earlier this month titled “Strengthening Public Health Protections by Addressing Toxic Chemical Threats,” with witnesses presenting testimony for and against the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA). The bulk of the hearing was taken up by concerns about preemption of state law, as...
Though Coca-Cola has reformulated its products both within and without California to no longer contain the cancer-causing chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), Pepsi products purchased outside of California still contain 4-MEI, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced earlier this month.
Last March, both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo stated they would change their caramel...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List, many of which are fragrances for commercial and consumer cleaning products.
The Safer Chemical Ingredients List was created in September 2012 as a resource for: manufacturers interested in making safer products; advocates seeking to encourage the manufacture...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input to a federal panel that will explore changes to existing uses of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are used in fluid-filled capacitors and transformers, fluorescent light ballasts, and natural gas pipelines. They are a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant, as well as an environmental...
Peter Englander, Anthony Held, and Laurence Vinocur--clients of The Chanler Group--served eleven 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation today. The notices were served to companies offering products such as furniture, hand tools, and automotive accessories for sale in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without the required...
A California judge issued a tentative and proposed decision this week that would hold that Dole, Gerber, Del Monte, Smucker’s, and other food makers are not required to provide California consumers with health hazard warnings regarding lead in baby food, juices, and packaged fruits made by these companies. The tentative decision followed a month-long trial in this...
A report sponsored by the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States reveals that thousands of children’s products sold in the State of Washington contain toxic chemicals, including mercury, cadmium, cobalt, and phthalate chemicals.
In 2008, the Washington State Legislature passed the Children’s Safe Products Act, requiring manufacturers of children’s...
On July 12, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) proposed a limit for arsenic in apple juice. The FDA’s proposal comes nearly two years after concerns about the juice were first raised during a segment of “The Dr. Oz Show.”
The new proposed standard for arsenic, a carcinogen, is 10 parts per billion (“ppb”). The...
