Proposition 65
March 22, 2013
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a Notice of Intent to List hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts as chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive harm (male reproductive toxicity endpoint). OEHHA’s notice of intent is based on findings from the United States Environmental...
cyanide salts, hydrogen cyanide, NOIL, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65
March 15, 2013
During the first two months of 2013, clients of The Chanler Group secured civil penalties under Proposition 65 totaling up to $936,500 through settlement agreements with retailers and manufacturers who allegedly imported, distributed, or sold consumer products in California containing chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, without first providing the required...
March 13, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, commenced three Proposition 65 private enforcement actions today against manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food extracts, flavors, and colorings containing 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI or 4MI), a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Products such as imitation maple flavor and caramel...
4-MEI, 4-Methylimidazole, Cancer, Caramel Coloring, flavor, food, Food Coloring, Food Extracts, Imitation Maple Flavor, Proposition 65
August 16, 2013
Dr. Whitney Leeman, a client of The Chanler Group, and Farmer Bros., a food service company, reached a settlement yesterday resolving Leeman’s allegations that Farmer Bros. violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale food extracts, flavorings, and colorings containing the chemical 4-MEI in California without the required health hazard warning. California has designated...
4-MEI, Citizen Enforcer, Farmer Bros. Co., Leeman, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, The Chanler Group
March 2, 2013
The Marin County Superior Court recently entered a Proposition 65 default judgment in favor of TCG client Russell Brimer and against Liberty Apparel Company, permanently enjoining Liberty Apparel from selling any jeans with belts made from materials containing the chemical lead without first providing a clear and reasonable warning of the carcinogenic and reproductive harm...
Belts, Cancer, Civil penalties, Default, Jeans, Lead, Liberty Apparel, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reproductive Harm
March 1, 2013
The L.A. Times reports that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed suit to halt the addition of Bisphenol-A (BPA) to the Prop 65 chemical list. ACC filed suit in Sacramento against the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)--the state agency responsible for implementing Proposition 65 and...
Bisphenol A, BPA, Chemical List, Developmental Toxicity, Food Cans, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Plastic, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Reusable Water Bottles
February 26, 2013
Peter Englander and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served 10 new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing one or more of the flame retardants Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP and TCEP are chemicals...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Sleepers, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP"), tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate ("TCEP")
February 25, 2013
Peter Englander—a client of The Chanler Group—served eight new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TCEP is a chemical known to cause cancer. Companies receiving notices include Acme Furniture, The TJX...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate ("TCEP")
February 18, 2013
UPI reports that a potentially cancer-causing dye was found in student uniforms for 21 schools in Shanghai, China. The students, for the time being, may attend school in their regular clothes, while officials investigate the uniforms manufactured by the Shanghai Ouxia garment company. A batch of the uniforms contains aromatic amine dyes, which are banned in China....
February 15, 2013
Russell Brimer, Peter Englander, and Laurence Vinocur—clients of The Chanler Group—served a combined total of ten new 60-Day Notices of Violation on companies offering products containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) for sale in California without a Proposition 65 warning. TDCPP is a chemical known to cause cancer. ...
60 Day Notice, Current Pursuits, Flame retardants, Furniture, Proposition 65, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate ("TDCPP")
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