Proposition 65
April 14, 2016
On April 14, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Barnes & Noble, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Barnes & Noble sold vinyl/PVC art case handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Barnes & Noble, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Art Case Handles, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
April 15, 2016
The parties involved in the case Held v. Tomy International, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 15, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Tomy International, Inc. (“Tomy”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California without...
Anthony E. Held, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DINP, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tomy International, Inc., Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
April 18, 2016
On April 18, 2016, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling party Jokari/US, Inc. (“Jokari”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Englander had alleged that Jokari sold vinyl/PVC can openers 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, Englander, Jokari/US, Inc., Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vendor notification, Vinyl/PVC Can Openers, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 12, 2016
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Harold Import Company, resolving allegations that Harold sold nylon cooking utensils containing the chemical 4,4'-MDA without the requisite health hazard warning. 4,4'-MDA is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and under Proposition 65 law, companies offering products for sale that contain 4,4...
4,4'-MDA, Cancer, Harold Import Co., Inc., Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, settlements
April 11, 2016
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Harold Import Co., Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 11, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that Harold Import Co., Inc. (“Harold”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing the chemical 4,4’-methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA”) in the State of California without...
4,4’-MDA, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Harold Import Co., Inc., Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
March 29, 2016
The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Disston Company executed a Consent Judgment on March 29, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Disston Company (“Disston”) sold vinyl/PVC extension cords 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, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Disston Company, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Extension Cords, Warnings, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
March 31, 2016
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Integrated Supply Network, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on March 31, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Integrated Supply Network, LLC (“ISN”) sold gloves with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Gloves with Vinyl/PVC Components, Integrated Supply Judgment, LLC, John Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Warnings, Whistleblower
April 6, 2016
Dr. Whitney R. Leeman has filed a complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court against Frankford Candy LLC, alleging that Frankford Candy violated Proposition 65 by selling mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead without a health hazard warning to consumers. Proposition 65 requires that companies offering products for sale in California that...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Complaints, Lead, Mugs with Exterior Designs, Proposition 65, Whitney R. Leeman
April 5, 2016
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Hobbico, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on April 5, 2016. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Hobbico, Inc. (“Hobbico”) sold vinyl/PVC cutting mats 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, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hobbico, Inc., Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Cutting Mats, Warnings, Whistleblower
March 28, 2016
On March 28, 2016, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc. and its associated corporate affiliates (collectively, “Great Neck”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Leeman had alleged that Great Neck sold vinyl/PVC tape containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc., Lead, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Tape, Whistleblower, Whitney R. Leeman
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