In Fleetwood Mac’s magnum opus, “Landslide,” Stevie Nicks croons, “Well, I’ve been ‘fraid of changin’ ‘cause I’ve built my life around you.” The FTC’s recent workshop on Made in the USA claims reveals a similar hesitancy to...more
10/7/2019
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Bad Actors ,
Buy American Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Imports ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Online Marketplace ,
Product Labels ,
Public Comment
As this space has addressed before, the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act (Civ. Code section 1714.43), enacted in 2010, requires large retailers and manufacturers (those with worldwide sales in excess of $100...more
6/8/2018
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act
As this space has discussed on several occasions, there are many issues with California’s Prop 65. In full disclosure, most of the issues I discuss here are presented from the viewpoint of businesses that find themselves at...more
Last month, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) adopted new Proposition 65 warning regulations. Much of the discussions regarding these new regulations have centered on the warning...more
10/12/2016
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Manufacturers ,
OEHHA ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Comment ,
Retailers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Suppliers ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Warning Labels
We recently blogged about a new wave of class action litigation related to California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act. In December, Nestlé USA won the dismissal of a complaint against it alleging that the company was...more
3/8/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Forced Labor ,
Hersheys ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
Nestle ,
Safe Harbors ,
Suppliers ,
Transparency in Supply Chains Act
California, the beacon of individualism and often marching to its own set of rules, has joined the rest of the country as Gov. Jerry Brown has signed SB 633 which revises California’s take on what constitutes “Made in USA”....more
As we’ve explored in past posts, mandatory GMO-labeling legislation has, at best, a spotty track record among state legislatures. Nevertheless, the GMO issue continues to draw the public’s attention, and it is becoming clear...more
A recent federal decision has made clear that court-ordered recalls can have real teeth, not just for manufacturers but also their officers—especially when the court has reason to suspect a company’s execs are deliberately...more
Throughout the year, this space has periodically re-visited the topic of regulating the manufacture and labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) at the state and federal level. This week, a lawsuit out...more
Last week, the California Supreme Court granted review of Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc. to resolve a split in the Second Appellate District regarding the application of California’s component parts doctrine. The...more
As this space has pointed out on several occasions, California’s laws are nothing, if not unique. One such law is California’s Business & Professions Code Section 12606.2 which prohibits a container or package from having...more