Proposition 65
May 26, 2017
On May 26, 2017, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Alex Orthopedic, Inc. (“Alex Orthopedic”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Wozniak had alleged that Alex Orthopedic sold wrist splints with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Alex Orthopedic, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Wrist Splints with Vinyl/PVC Components
May 22, 2017
The parties involved in the case Englander v. ASA Electronics LLC executed a Consent Judgment on May 22, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that ASA Electronics LLC (“ASA”) sold headphones with vinyl/PVC headbands and ear cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
ASA Electronics LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, headphones with vinyl/PVC headbands and ear cushions, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
June 6, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc. (“ErgoBaby”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on June 5, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that ErgoBaby sold upholstered bassinets containing the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) in the State of...
Anthony E. Held, Bassinets, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, ErgoBaby, Flame Retardant, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc., vendor notification, Whistleblower
May 23, 2017
On May 23, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Racing Products Group, Inc. (“Racing Products”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Racing Products sold tire pressure gauges with tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Racing Products Group, Inc., Reformulation, tire pressure gauges, Warnings, Whistleblower
May 22, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Upton Tea Imports, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on May 22, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Upton Tea Imports, LLC (“Upton”) sold dried teas containing the heavy metal lead 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, Consent Judgment, Dried Teas, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Upton Tea Imports, LLC, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
May 1, 2017
Laurence Vinocur and Dr. Whitney R. Leeman have issued dozens of new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as dried teas, drinking glasses, and camping lanterns in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Vinocur and Leeman allege...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65
May 31, 2017
Peter Englander has issued 15 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves, luggage tags, and hand tools in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Englander alleges that the companies’ products contain the phthalate...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65
December 1, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Tabletops Unlimited, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 2, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Tabletops Unlimited, Inc. (“Tabletops”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing the chemical 4,4’-Methylenedianiline ("4,4'-MDA") in the State of California without...
4,4’-MDA, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tabletops Unlimited, Inc., Whistleblower
December 8, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Raley’s and H.E. Butt Grocery Company executed a Consent Judgment on December 8, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Raley’s and H.E. Butt Grocery Company (“H.E. Butt”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing the chemical 4,4’-methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA...
4,4’-MDA, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, John Moore, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Proposition 65, Raley’s and H.E. Butt Grocery Company, Reformulation, Whistleblower
October 2, 2012
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E....
Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, BBP, Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DBP, DEHP, Formaldehyde, Halloween, Halloween Costume Accessories, Halloween costumes, Halloween décor, Halloween Group, Lead, Proposition 65, R.H. Smith & Sons Ltd., Reformulation, Smiffy's, vendor notification, Whistleblower
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