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CalRecycle Releases New EPR Packaging Regulations: Imminent Compliance, New Exclusions, and Deferred Eco-Modulation Implementation

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A lot is going on in the extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging world this month.  Maryland and Washington became the sixth and seventh states respectively to enact EPR packaging laws.  And this week, just a...more

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California Updates Prop 65 Short-Form Warning Requirements

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On January 1, 2025, new regulations governing Proposition 65’s so-called safe-harbor warnings went into effect. Proposition 65 requires businesses that employ 10 or more persons to provide “clear and reasonable” warnings on...more

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Name That Chemical: California Adds New Requirement for Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings

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Short-form warnings for products that may expose consumers to chemicals on California’s Prop 65 list must now include at least one chemical name to qualify for Prop 65’s “safe harbor” protections—with one caveat. Businesses...more

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California Product Warnings Now Required For BPS

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Proposition 65 warnings are now required for products containing BPS sold in California. BPS is one of several organic compounds known as bisphenols, which are chemical substances used in the production of plastics....more

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Addition of Vinyl Acetate to Proposition 65 List

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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment recently added vinyl acetate to the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses what companies need to...more

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Proposed Regulation Targets Proposition 65 Chemicals in Packaging

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On December 2, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released proposed regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and food service ware program –...more

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Environmental Developments to Watch in California in 2025

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As California remains at the forefront of environmental progress and regulation, 2025 will usher in pivotal developments in state-level policies addressing product stewardship, contaminants of concern, climate change, mobile...more

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California’s Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings Now in Effect

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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of proposed amendments to Proposition 65 in October 2023 that significantly modify the information businesses are required to provide in...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024 #2

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California amends Prop 65 short-form warnings. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has announced long-expected new amendments to its Prop 65 short-form warning requirements. ...more

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Q3 2024: Food & CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q3 Food & Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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Why Did the Most Favorable Venues for Prop 65 Plaintiffs Rule for the Defense in EHA v. Sream?

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Environmental Health Advocates v. Sream, Inc., (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th 721 (Sream), and three other California appellate cases were subjects of a panel discussion on September 18, 2023 at the annual Proposition 65 Conference...more

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California Adds PFAS to List of Chemicals Subject to Prop 65 Enforcement Actions

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California has just added per- and poly-fluoralkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals requiring consumer warnings under Proposition 65, meaning that state residents can soon expect to see the words “cancer” and...more

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