Proposition 65
November 17, 2015
On November 17, 2015, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg and settling party Yasutomo Inc. ( “Yasutomo”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Moorberg had alleged that Yasutomo sold pouches with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Mark Moorberg, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Pouches with Vinyl/PVC Components, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower, Yasutomo Inc.
November 13, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. The Regent Group, Inc., et al. executed a Consent Judgment on November 13, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak alleged that The Regent Group, Inc. and Regent Products Corp. (“Regent”) sold nylon cooking utensils containing 4,4’-methylenedianiline (“4,4’-MDA”) in the State of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Paul Wozniak, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, The Regent Group, Inc., Whistleblower
October 15, 2015
The parties involved in the case Brimer v. Hornby America, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on October 15, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that Hornby America Inc. (“Hornby”) sold vinyl/PVC tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Hornby America Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Vinyl/PVC Tool Grips, Whistleblower
November 16, 2015
Citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Liberty Glove violated Proposition 65 by selling vinyl/PVC gloves that contained DINP without a health hazard warning. DINP is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and companies offering products for sale that contain DINP must provide consumers with a “...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Complaints, DINP, Mark Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Vinyl/PVC Gloves
November 12, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moorberg v. Apex Tool Group, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on November 12, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Mark Moorberg alleged that Apex Tool Group, LLC (“Apex”) sold vinyl/PVC coated cables and vinyl/PVC tool pouches containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of...
Apex Tool Group, LLC, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moorberg, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Coated Cables, Vinyl/PVC Tool Pouches, Whistleblower
November 6, 2015
On November 6, 2015, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur and settling party Inter American Cosmetics (“IAC”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement. Vinocur had alleged that IAC sold vinyl/PVC toiletry bags 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, Inter American Cosmetics, Laurence Vinocur, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Toiletry Bags, Whistleblower
November 6, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 6, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. alleged that Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. (“Mueller”) sold vinyl/PVC gloves containing the phthalate chemical diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”) in the State of California...
Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DINP, Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc., Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Gloves, Whistleblower
November 11, 2015
Dr. Anthony E. Held, Dr. Whitney R. Leeman, and Laurence Vinocur have issued seven new 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to companies offering products such as sunscreen, handheld exercise weights, and children’s play tents in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm without the requisite health hazard...
60-Day Notice, Anthony E. Held, Benzophenone, Current Pursuits, DEHP, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Whitney R. Leeman
November 9, 2015
Mark Moorberg has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court alleging that Bentex Group has exposed citizens of California to the toxic heavy metal lead without the requisite health hazard warning.
Lead is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or other reproductive harm, and under Proposition 65, companies offering products for...
Bentex Group, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Paul Wozniak, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 enforcement action, Proposition 65 Warning
November 3, 2015
The parties involved in the case Wozniak v. Tabletops Unlimited, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on November 3, 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...
4,4’-MDA, Cancer, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, Nylon Cooking Utensils, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Tabletops Unlimited, Whistleblower
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