Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
Cannabis Counsel Cast: Proposed Prop 65 Regulation Would Require Cannabis Products to Warn About Impacts on Child Behavior and Learning
Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
Doing Business in California, Proposition 65, the California Green Chemical Initiative and the Rigid Plastic Packaging Regulations
In a decision building on a string of recent industry wins, a federal district court granted a permanent injunction, which extended an earlier issued preliminary injunction, prohibiting the filing of new lawsuits to enforce...more
On December 29, 2023, OEHHA listed bisphenol S (BPS) under Prop 65 as a chemical known to the State of California to cause female reproductive toxicity. In its Evidence on the Female Reproductive Toxicity of Bisphenol S,...more
Longtime efforts by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to amend the so-called “short-form” safe harbor warnings for California’s Proposition 65 appear to be nearing completion. On 13 June...more
Two thousand twenty-three was no exception to the trend of recent years in the ever-increasing issuance of private enforcer-led Proposition 65 60-Day Notices of Violation (“Notices”) to businesses allegedly selling consumer,...more
Third Time’s A Charm: California Re-Introduces Proposed Changes to Proposition 65’s Warnings and Safe Harbor Requirements - On October 27, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead...more
California has approved a new, alternative “Safe Harbor” warning label for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that occurs during high-heat cooking. Whether the new regulation moots the California...more
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
Identifying Acrylamide Exposure Risks to Protect Residents of California - California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it proposed adding a new subsection to Article 6 of Title 27 of...more
California’s Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice on Dec. 13th that proposes a surprising number of changes to the simple short form warning approach under Proposition 65. The proposal presents another...more
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is expanding its review of potential substances to add to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals that cause cancer. Earlier this year, the state...more
A California district court has granted a preliminary injunction to the California Chamber of Commerce and prohibited the filing of new Proposition 65 lawsuits alleging exposure to acrylamide in food. Our Environment, Land...more
Challenge To Coffee-Causes-Cancer Label To Continue, Possibly Resolve Dozens of Lawsuits Against Businesses - Legal Newsline - A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s...more
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