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Litigation

Nov. 21, 2015

Major e-cigarette makers sued under Prop. 65 for allegedly failing to warn the public over toxic chemicals

Oakland-based nonprofit Center for Environmental Health claim products made by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and others contain formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, both carcinogens

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An Oakland-based nonprofit sued some of the country's largest e-cigarette makers Thursday, alleging they are failing to warn consumers about cancer-causing chemicals in their products in violation of the state's toxics warning law, Proposition 65.

Companies including R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., Fontem US Inc. and Njoy Inc. are selling products containing formaldehyde and ace...

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