Proposition 65
July 3, 2017
Laurence Vinocur and Paul Wozniak have issued between them over 20 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as audio cables, electrical tape, headphones, and ceramic jars in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Wozniak and...
60-Day Notice, Citizen Enforcer, Laurence Vinocur, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action
June 21, 2017
On June 21, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Imax Corporation (“Imax”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Imax sold vinyl/PVC trays containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Imax Incorporated, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Trays, Whistleblower
June 15, 2017
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Staedtler-Mars Limited executed a Consent Judgment on June 15, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Staedtler-Mars Limited (“Staedtler”) sold vinyl/PVC cutting mats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and diisononyl phthalate (“DINP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, DINP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Staedtler-Mars Limited, Vinyl/PVC Cutting Mats, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 15, 2017
On June 15, 2017, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party LifeTrak Incorporated (“LifeTrak”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Held had alleged that LifeTrak sold safety vests with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, LifeTrak Incorporated, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Safety Vests with Vinyl/PVC Components, Whistleblower
June 8, 2017
On June 8, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (“Ascent”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Ascent sold earbuds with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, earbuds with vinyl/PVC components, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
June 28, 2017
John Moore has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Bass Pro, LLC, alleging that Bass Pro failed to warn California consumers that their cooking utensil grips and vinyl/PVC tubing contained the phthalate chemical DEHP. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires that...
Bass Pro, LLC, Complaints, Cooking Utensil Grips, DEHP, John Moore, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Vinyl/PVC Tubing
May 26, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. E.T. Browne Drug Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on May 26, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that E.T. Browne Drug Co., Inc. (“E.T. Browne”) sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, E.T. Browne Drug Co., Inc., John Moore, Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, Whistleblower
June 17, 2017
On June 17, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Ace Products Enterprises Inc. (“APEI”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that APEI sold products containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Ace Products Enterprises, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 31, 2017
On May 31, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Fascinations, Inc. (“Fascinations”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Fascinations sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Fascinations, Inc., John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 19, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Weaver Leather, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on May 19, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Weaver Leather, LLC (“Weaver Leather”) sold exhibitor harnesses with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Exhibitor Harnesses with Vinyl/PVC Components, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Weaver Leather, LLC, Whistleblower
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