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The Launch of Brazilian “REACH”

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Brazilian Federal Law No. 15.022/2024 was enacted in November 2024. The law is also known as the "Chemical Substances Registration Act" or as the "Brazilian REACH". The law establishes rules for creating a National Inventory...more

K&L Gates LLP

Microplastics Under the Microscope: Federal and California Proposals Target Microplastics

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On 17 July 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at uncovering the potential human health implications of exposures to microplastics in the food and water supply was introduced into Congress. Introduced by Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR),...more

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European Commission presents Chemicals Industry Action Plan: Implications for PFAS regulation

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On 8 July 2025, the European Commission presented its European Chemicals Industry Action Plan. The Action Plan aims to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of the European chemical sector while driving the transition...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food For Thought: Texas Enacts Food Product Warning Labels for 44 Chemical Ingredients

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 22, 2025, signed Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), a law that, among other provisions, requires the following consumer warning labeling on foods containing any of 44 ingredients: "WARNING: This product...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Council of the EU and EP Agree on “One Substance, One Assessment” Legislative Package

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on June 12, 2025, that it reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on the “one substance, one assessment” (OSOA) legislative package, “which aims to...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical Product Law and Supply: A Guide to New TSCA

Hello, this is Lynn Bergeson. As many of our listeners may know, we here at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. recently published a book through the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, titled...more

Paul Hastings LLP

New Mexico Passes Comprehensive Ban on PFAS in Products

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On April 8, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to sign into law a comprehensive ban on the use of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer and commercial products: the “Per- and...more

Goldberg Segalla

California Bill Expands Definition of ‘Intentionally Added PFAS’

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Our blog has reported previously on California PFAS regulations, including its watershed laws with novel definitions of PFAS and the noted problems with the total organic fluorine testing method. (Prior CA blog posts on...more

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California Advances Bill to Ban Most PFAS Uses

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The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed California Senate Bill 682 aiming to ban the sale of products with intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) unless deemed to have...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Developments — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D.

This week, I discuss Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) developments with my colleague, Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®), our consulting affiliate. The U.S. Environmental...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - October 2024

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. California: Newsom signs three significant food bills. California Governor Gavin...more

Venable LLP

Update: California Enacts Color Additive Ban

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Last Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California School Food Safety Act (AB2316). The new law will prohibit California's public schools from serving school meals containing any of the following synthetic...more

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California Bans Use of Certain Food Additives

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The California Food Safety Act, a law that bans the sale of foods containing four specific chemical additives, has been signed into California law. The law takes effect on January 1, 2027....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Bans 24 Ingredients From Cosmetic Products

Effective January 1, 2025, a new California law will prohibit 24 ingredients from use in cosmetic products. California’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act [Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2762] was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

PFAS-Disclosure Legislation Moves to Governor’s Desk in California

In a continuing effort to address concerns surrounding consumer goods containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a broad class of chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” the California...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Colorado’s PFAS Chemicals Consumer Protection Act

In 2022, Colorado joined a growing list of states seeking to regulate the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in consumer products. The Colorado General Assembly enacted House Bill 22-1345, the PFAS...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PFAS Regulations Could Open Floodgates to Prop 65 Enforcement – Assess & Manage Your Exposure Now

The group of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are high on the federal regulatory agenda for 2022, as implementation of EPA’s “PFAS Strategic Roadmap” proceeds...more

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New York Makes It Easier to Identify Potential Environmental Justice Communities

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The New York State Legislature passed legislation on Tuesday, April 30, that requires the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to publish a biennial list of “high local environmental impact zones” – areas...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Enacts Legislation in an Attempt to Level the Playing Field in Proposition 65 Enforcement Actions

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On October, 5, 2017, Governor Brown announced that he signed AB 1583 into law. AB 1583, authored by Assemblymember Ed Chau, a democrat from Monterey Park, is intended to promote transparency in Proposition 65 private...more

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Toxic Substances Control Act: Past, Present and Future

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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted on October 11, 1976 to regulate certain chemical substances and mixtures being used in interstate commerce. 15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. TSCA delegated enforcement authority to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Toxics Law Grows Up: Congress Strengthens the Toxic Substances Control Act

OVERVIEW - President Obama has signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time since it was enacted in 1976. The compromise...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Texas Environmental Legislative Review

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The 84th Texas Legislature ended June 1, 2015. This was the first legislative session under Republican Governor Greg Abbott, and while over 6,000 bills were filed, approximately 1,300 were enacted. For your review, we have...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Congress Finally Enacts Chemical Facility Security Legislation

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In a rare bipartisan gesture, on December 11, 2014, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4007, the “Protecting and Securing Chemicals Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014” (“Act”), which the Senate...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SB 786 - Energy Modernization Act / Fracking Clears Another Legislative Hurdle

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Senate Bill 186 passed the House today 64 to 50 largely along party lines. Members debated 16 amendments. A key point of debate is that chemicals used in fracking are considered trade secrets and state officials privy to...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Vermont Senate OKs Chemicals Bill

On May 5, 2014, the Vermont Senate gave final approval to a bill that would ramp up regulatory scrutiny of the chemicals found in children’s products. The bill, S.239, gives the Vermont Department of Health the authority to...more

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