Proposition 65
January 19, 2017
On January 19, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Castle Brands Inc. (“Castle Brands”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Castle Brands sold glassware with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Castle Brands Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Glassware with Exterior Designs, John Moore, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
January 19, 2017
On January 19, 2017, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Uncas International LLC (“Uncas”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Uncas sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Uncas...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, John Moore, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Uncas International LLC, Whistleblower
January 13, 2017
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Houston’s, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on January 13, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Houston’s, Inc. (“Houston”) sold chairs with vinyl/PVC upholstery containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and chairs with foam padding...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Chairs with Foam Padding, Chairs with Vinyl/PVC Upholstery, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Houston’s, Inc., Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, TDCPP, Tris, Whistleblower
January 11, 2017
The parties involved in the case Held v. The Safety Zone, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 11, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that The Safety Zone, LLC (“Safety Zone”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components, vinyl/PVC gloves, vinyl/PVC rainwear, and vinyl/PVC aprons containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Safety Zone, LLC, Whistleblower
January 3, 2017
Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint in Alameda County Superior Court against Honeywell International alleging that the company sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components 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...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65
January 13, 2017
Peter Englander has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Lyman Products Corporation alleging that the company sold brass hammer pins that contained the heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning. Lead is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and Proposition 65...
December 29, 2016
On December 29, 2016, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Big Green Egg (“Green Egg”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moore had alleged that Green Egg sold vertical poultry roasters containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, Green...
Big Green Egg, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, John Moore, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vertical poultry roasters, Whistleblower
January 4, 2017
On January 4, 2017, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Saranac Glove Company, Inc. (“Saranac”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Saranac sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Saranac Glove Company, Inc., Warnings, Whistleblower
December 15, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Person & Covey, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 15, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Person & Covey, Inc. (“P & C”) sold sunscreen containing the chemical benzophenone in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Person & Covey, Inc., Proposition 65, Reformulation, sunscreen, vendor notification, Whistleblower
December 19, 2016
The parties involved in the case Englander v. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 19, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (“MSC”) sold fuel pump nozzles with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Fuel Pump Nozzles with Vinyl/PVC Covers, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
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