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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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Do You Want Fries With That?

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The old joke of “what do Philosophy majors ask at their first job?” takes on a new meaning in the world of Prop 65. On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in Federal court for the Eastern...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges the Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning for Foods

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A lawsuit filed yesterday by the California Chamber of Commerce challenges the legality of Proposition 65 warnings on foods that contain acrylamide. The Complaint, which named the Attorney General of the State of California...more

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Wait a New York Minute – Is California’s Prop 65 Chemical Warning Statute Making its Way out East?

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Earlier this year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to add stringent labeling requirements for certain products sold in New York through the “Consumer Right to Know Act” (the “Proposed Act”). ...more

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Prop 65: California May Change Up Chain of Commerce Responsibility

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Proposition 65, a/k/a the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, has been under fire since the law was first enacted....more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | October 2018

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LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - California Passes Professional-Cosmetics, Animal-Testing Laws - California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law that will bring labeling for professional cosmetics in line with...more

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Proposition 65: Sign Of The Times—For Employers, What’s New Is Old

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As of August 30, 2018, California businesses must provide the public with more information about dangerous chemicals present at the business location. ...more

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Are Your Food Products in Compliance With the New Prop 65 Requirements?

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New revisions to the warnings provisions required by California’s Prop 65 regulations will take effect August 30, 2018. If applicable, the revisions will change the way companies assess and label the food products they...more

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Environmental Law: How Clean Is That Cleaning Product?

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As if California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (“Prop 65”) doesn’t impose enough regulations on employers, landlords, retailers, manufacturers and distributors – we now must also contend with the Cleaning...more

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Killer Coffee? California May Exempt Coffee Industry from Prop 65 Warning Requirements

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We told you about the lawsuit brought against nearly 100 food industry companies regarding the lack of Prop 65 warnings in restaurants and stores selling coffee. The problem is the potential presence of acrylamide when coffee...more

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Coffee and Cancer Warnings in California

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Thirty-two years ago, a major California newspaper urged Californians to vote “no” on a ballot initiative commonly referred to as “Prop 65,” which would require certain businesses to include warning labels on products that...more

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Best in Law: New Prop. 65 Warning Rules Hit Shopkeepers in August

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Since being adopted by voters in 1986, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, commonly referred to as Proposition 65, has sought to preserve the health and safety of California residents. Originally published...more

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