BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parents can breathe easier knowing that thousands of child and in...

1. Thousands of Baby Products Reformulated Under Court
Settlement Negotiated by The Chanler Group
BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parents can breathe easier knowing that thousands of child
and infant
car seats will be reformulated thanks to a settlement reported today.
The agreement requires Evenflo Company, Inc. to reformulate its baby car
seats to remove harmful flame retardant chemicals to comply with
California's right-to-know toxics law. Under the law, companies selling
products that contain dangerous chemicals must first provide consumers
with a health hazard warning or reformulate.
"Children are our most precious resource," said Cliff
Chanler, founder of The Chanler Group. "We want to do everything
to protect them, including ensuring that the products designed to keep
them safe aren't also exposing them to harmful chemicals."
Evenflo allegedly manufactured thousands of car and booster seats
containing the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)
phosphate ("TDCPP") and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate ("TCEP"), without
providing the requisite warning. The settlement requires Evenflo to
eliminate these chemicals from all their foam-padded car seats and pay
up to $84,000 in fines, seventy-five percent of which go to the State of
California to protect and enhance public health and the environment.
The Chanler Group's clients continue to vigorously enforce the safety of
children and infant products sold in California, and more settlements
are expected.
Details of the Evenflo
settlement are available at www.chanler.com.

2. Mr. Chanler is available to discuss the case, as well as the broader
issues of hazardous materials in children and infant products sold in
the U.S. He can be reached at (203) 312-4484 or at cliff@chanler.com.