Proposition 65
June 20, 2016
On June 20, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party DRL, LLC (“DRL”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that DRL sold ceramicware 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, DRL agreed...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Ceramicware with Exterior Designs, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DRL, LLC, Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Peter Englander, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
June 13, 2016
On June 13, 2016, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Cortland Line Manufacturing LLC (“Cortland”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Cortland sold vinyl/PVC nets and vinyl/PVC pouches 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, Cortland Line Manufacturing LLC, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Nets, Vinyl/PVC Pouches, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 17, 2016
Russell Brimer has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Spectrum Brands, alleging violations of Proposition 65. Brimer alleges that Spectrum sold lanterns with vinyl/PVC handles that contained the phthalate chemical DEHP, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Under Proposition 65...
June 15, 2016
John Moore has issued 19 new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as mugs, drain valves, and glassware in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard warning. Moore alleges that the companies’ products contain the phthalate chemical...
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June 10, 2016
The parties involved in the case Englander v. Conbraco Industries, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 10, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Peter Englander alleged that Conbraco Industries, Inc. (“Conbraco”) sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Conbraco Industries, Inc., Consent Judgment, DEHP, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
June 10, 2016
The parties involved in the case Vinocur v. Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 10, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc. (“Ultimate”) sold vinyl/PVC lantern handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Laurence Vinocur, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Ultimate Survival Technologies, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Lantern Handles, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 1, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman, et al. v. Grocery Outlet, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on June 1, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcers Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and Peter Englander (“Plaintiffs”) alleged that Grocery Outlet, Inc. (“Grocery Outlet”) sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Grocery Outlet, Inc., Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components, Peter Englander, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
June 9, 2016
Citizen enforcer John Moore and settling party Argento SC by Sicura Inc. (“Argento”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on June 9, 2016. Moore had alleged that Argento sold exercise equipment with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and compact mirrors or makeup mirrors with vinyl/PVC...
Argento SC By Sicura Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, compact mirrors or makeup mirrors with vinyl/PVC components, DEHP, exercise equipment with vinyl/PVC grips, John Moore, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
June 7, 2016
On June 7, 2016, the parties involved in the case Brimer v. It’Sugar LLC executed a Consent Judgment on June 7, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that It’Sugar LLC (“It’Sugar”) 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, It’Sugar, LLC, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
June 9, 2016
Far East Brokers has initiated a recall of its children’s chairs and swings because the screen-printing on the exterior fabric contains lead in excess of the federal standard. The chairs and swings have metal frames and pink polyester fabric on which are large red butterfly images and other colorful designs. The chairs and swings were sold at Weis Markets,...
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