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(More) Food for Thought: Louisiana Enacts Food Product Warning Labels for 44 Chemicals

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Louisiana's Senate Bill 14 introduces a first-of-its-kind QR code labeling mandate for food products containing any of 44 specified ingredients, effective Jan. 1, 2028. The legislation follows Texas Senate Bill 25, which...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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New OEHHA Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Does Little to Resolve Pending First Amendment Challenges - Update

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The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently approved a revised Proposition 65 warning label requirement for the use of acrylamide in food and beverages. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard...more

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[Webinar] Exploring PFAS in Food - May 5th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CT

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PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – are a family of human-made chemicals, often referred to as “forever chemicals,” and are found in a wide range of products used by the food supply industry. Because of their...more

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FDA Warns That Most Hair Smoothing or Straightening Products Release Formaldehyde Gas During the Hair Straightening or Smoothing...

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On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a consumer update in the form of a “what you should know” regarding formaldehyde in hair smoothing or straightening products, such as keratin treatments....more

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California’s OEHHA releases draft report questioning the safety of FDA approved certified colors

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On August 28, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead state agency for the assessment of health risks posed by chemical substances, released a draft report concluding its review of the...more

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The Evolving Argument Surrounding Federal Preemption of Proposition 65

Ninth Circuit considers whether federal law takes precedence over California statute requiring warnings about chemicals. Hardeman v. Monsanto, pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, raises issues as to whether a...more

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Injured Patients Want Consolidation of Zantac Lawsuits

Litigation Update - On January 30, 2020, class action, consumer protection and pharmaceutical lawyers from around the country will be in federal court in Tampa, Florida to argue before a panel of federal judges whether...more

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Updates on California’s Proposition 65 for 2020

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New year, same notices! Prop. 65 filings have not slowed down, and predictably, the same chemicals are being targeted by noticing parties. In my survey of notices filed between December 15, 2019 and the present date, there...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2019

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Focus - Major automakers back compromise on U.S. vehicle emissions rules, urge deal - Reuters – June 6 - In a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a group of 17 major automakers, including General Motors Co,...more

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Prop 65 Cancer Warning Coming To Grandma’s Tylenol?

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Millions of Americans, including many grandmothers, suffer from pain, whether it be from swollen joints, bad backs, headaches or stiffness – and dozens of other reasons. For those who do not or cannot take prescription...more

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Cosmetics Regulation: Where It Is and Where It May Be Going

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On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously published its independent testing results confirming the presence of asbestos in certain cosmetic products sold by Claire’s and by the girls'...more

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The Latest in the Prop. 65 World: Jury Trials; Inorganic Arsenic in Rice; and the FDA Weighs in on Coffee

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There have been several major developments in the Proposition 65 world this summer. Below we summarize these latest developments in more detail. They include: (1) the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District...more

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California Appeals Court Reverses Decision Requiring Proposition 65 Warnings on Cereals for Acrylamide

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A California appeals court has reversed a trial court decision that would require businesses to post Proposition 65 cancer warnings on certain breakfast cereals for acrylamide. The court ruled that a Proposition 65 warning...more

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