On June 18, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released for public comment a proposed method for ranking chemicals present in the food supply to determine which should be prioritized for post-market safety assessments....more
Tennessee lawmakers are setting a new precedent in chemical regulation, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), by signing into law an industry-backed bill that requires the use of the “best science available”...more
4/25/2025
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On March 10, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that newly confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed acting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Sara Brenner to...more
What Food Product Companies Need to Know About the New Proposition 65 Warning Requirements -
On December 6, 2024, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements Proposition...more
On January 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing its determination that 35 previously authorized Food Contact Notifications (FCNs) for food contact substances...more
1/9/2025
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On May 15, BIC USA Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court concerning allegations that some of its razors contain per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes referred to as “forever...more
Since January 1, 2022, California’s Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients Right to Know Act of 2020 has required manufacturers of cosmetic products to disclose the following information to the California Department of Public...more
CEH Takes Legal Action Against Five Metal Plating Facilities Discharging High Levels of PFAS Chemicals into the Environment in LA County -
Cision PR Newswire -
LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2023 - Nonprofit organization the...more
On February 24, 2021, we first reported on the most significant variants of the novel coronavirus then emerging across the globe and here in the United States.
In that Alert, we included the prediction by the Centers for...more
As recently as March 27, the WHO was stating on its website that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that the novel coronavirus was airborne except in a handful of medical cases, such as when intubating an infected...more
4/9/2020
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On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the State of California requesting that a federal district court enjoin the State and private enforcers from requiring Proposition 65 warnings on foods...more
10/29/2019
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