Proposition 65
January 27, 2017
On January 27, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Pitsco, Inc. (“Pitsco”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Pitsco sold solar panels with vinyl/PVC wires containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pitsco, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, solar panels with vinyl/PVC wires, Whistleblower
October 18, 2016
Peter Englander has issued a dozen new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as gloves with vinyl/PVC components, headphones, and shower hoses 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’...
60-Day Notice, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65
January 30, 2017
On January 30, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Surgical Appliance Industries, Inc. (“Surgical”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Surgical sold vinyl/PVC shower hoses containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Surgical Appliance Industries, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Shower Hoses, Warnings, Whistleblower
January 26, 2017
The parties involved in the case Moore v. WinCraft Group LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 26, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that WinCraft, Incorporated (“WinCraft”) sold badge/ID holders with components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
badge/ID holders with vinyl/PVC components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, WinCraft, Incorporated
January 25, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Newegg Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on January 25, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Newegg Inc., Magnell Associate, Inc. and Rosewill Inc. (“Defendants”) sold audio headsets with vinyl/PVC cords and backpacks with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate...
audio headsets with vinyl/PVC components, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Magnell Associate, Inc., Newegg Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Rosewill Inc., Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
January 25, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Frankford Candy LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 25, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Frankford Candy LLC (“Frankford”) sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Frankford Candy LLC, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
September 14, 2016
John Moore has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court against U.S. Jaclean, alleging that the company sold exercise balls that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP without the requisite health hazard warning. DEHP is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65 requires that companies offering...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, DEHP, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Vinyl/PVC Exercise Balls
January 19, 2017
On January 19, 2017, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party The Tao of Tea LLC (“Tao”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Tao sold dried teas containing naphthalene and lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Tao agreed not...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Dried Teas, Lead, naphthalene, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Tao of Tea LLC, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
January 20, 2017
On January 20, 2016, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling party Micro Matic USA, Inc. (“Micro Matic”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Brimer had alleged that Micro Matic sold vinyl/PVC tubing 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, Micro Matic USA, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Tubing, Warnings, Whistleblower
January 19, 2017
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 19, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc. (“SWI”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components and vinyl/PVC safety vests containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Flame retardants, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc., TCEP, TDCPP, Tent/Shelter Fabrics, Vinyl/PVC Safety Vests, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
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