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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Prop 65 “Short Form” Warning Requirements — A Conversation with Lisa R. Burchi

This week, I sat down with Lisa R. Burchi, Of Counsel to Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and resident expert on Proposition 65, among many other chemical laws. Lisa explains why businesses doing business in California need to know...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Louisiana and Texas Pass Laws Requiring Warning Labels for Certain Food Ingredients

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Key Takeaways - What happened: Two recently enacted laws in Louisiana and Texas will each require separate warning labels on the packaging of food sold in their state if the food contains any of 44 specific ingredients....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The approaching warning deadline for vinyl acetate

On January 3, 2025, vinyl acetate was added to the Prop 65 list as a carcinogen. Vinyl acetate is a synthetic chemical, and a colorless liquid with a sweet, fruity smell. In its Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Vinyl...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ICPHSO 2025: Reese’s Law and Corded Blinds

This third installment in our series highlights the focus on children’s product safety at the 2025 International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) symposium. This year’s symposium featured a range of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Prop 65: Changes to Short-Form Warnings Will Cause Long-Term Impacts

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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently amended its regulations concerning requirements for consumer product warnings to qualify for “safe harbor” protection from enforcement actions...more

Baker Donelson

Changes to California Proposition 65 "Safe Harbor" Warnings to Impact Manufacturers and Internet Retailers

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California's Proposition 65 regulations are changing January 1, 2025. Proposition 65, enacted in November 1986, requires companies to provide clear and reasonable warnings to California consumers regarding exposures to...more

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Prop. 65 Short-form Warnings Are About to Get Longer

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California’s proposed amendments to the Proposition 65 short-form warning requirements have been approved and are set to take effect on January 1, 2025. Businesses that use the current version of the short-form warning will...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies

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On October 26, Delaware Attorney General (AG) Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

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

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

Environmental General Counsel PC

New Decision Limits Scope of Prop 65

In a landmark decision, a California appellate court ruled that only "direct" exposures are subject to Proposition ("Prop") 65 warning requirements. EHA v. Sream, Inc. (Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two,...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

The Ever-Shifting Landscape of Prop 65 Acrylamide Regulation

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It has thus far been a noteworthy year for acrylamide, a Proposition 65-listed substance that naturally forms in the cooking and heating of many plant-based foods. Both the courts and the California Office of Environmental...more

Littler

OSHA Proposes Changes to Align Hazard Communication Standard with GHS Revision 7

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On February 16, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)....more

Environmental General Counsel PC

California's Prop 65 - Companies with Fewer than 10 Employees

Companies with fewer than ten employees are exempt from California’s Proposition 65 warning requirements but may nonetheless have a sophisticated distribution network for their product, making them an attractive target for...more

Morgan Lewis

California Proposes Changes to Proposition 65 Short-Form Safe Harbor Warnings

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Proposition 65 mandates that companies doing business in California provide warnings about exposures to chemicals listed as known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The California Office of Environmental...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

WARNING: New California Prop 65 Regulations Coming Next Month

California Proposition 65 is often viewed as a significant thorn in the side of manufacturers. As previewed in our 2018 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook, significant changes to California Prop 65 will be effective...more

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Is your Company in Compliance with the New Warning Regulations under California’s Proposition 65?

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All consumer products sold or distributed into the State of California may be subject to new chemical warning regulations that go into effect in three months....more

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