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Tennessee Enacts Sweeping Changes to Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

At the conclusion of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed SB1413/HB1376, a lengthy bill overhauling the regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HDCPs). The bill was controversial and while some...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Twelve TSCA Developments to Expect in 2025 (Updated)

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This alert was originally published on December 4, 2024, and has been revised based on recent developments. With the election of Donald Trump, the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2025 will...more

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HHS Secretary to FDA: Consider Elimination of GRAS Self-affirmation Pathway

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On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release emphasizing “radical transparency to make sure all Americans know what is in their food” and announcing that HHS Secretary Robert F....more

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Pest Management Regulatory Agency Opens Pre-Consultation Period on Proposed Changes to the Pest Control Products Regulations

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On March 7, 2025, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published two consultation documents as part of its ongoing work to clarify which categories of pest control products are subject to the Pest Control...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for 2025

In putting together our thoughts on this post, it was hard not to think about the elephant in the room (see what I did there?). The change in administration has already brought significant changes in our nation’s...more

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Manufacturer’s EPA Compliance Audits: Regulatory Expectations Under Trump 2.0

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The regulatory landscape likely to characterize President Donald Trump’s second term will create important implications for conducting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance audits within the manufacturing...more

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Maine DEP Proposes Currently Unavoidable Use Procedures for PFAS in Products Law

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Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently published a proposed rule prescribing procedures and criteria for determining Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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EPR Packaging Laws: Oregon's Program Plan Provides Roadmap for Compliance and Producer Fees

On March 31, Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California, Colorado, and the only contender for PRO in Oregon, submitted the first draft of its Program Plan (“the Plan”)...more

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New York Legislators Consider Sweeping Bill Banning PFAS

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With Assembly Bill A3556C, New York joins a growing list of states considering or enacting broad bans on the sale and distribution of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS")....more

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FDA Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Laboratory Developed Tests

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The highly anticipated rule, which would make explicit that LDTs are medical devices subject to FDA oversight, proposes to end the agency's general enforcement discretion approach to such devices....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Hat Tip to the Manufacturing, R&D and Electric Power Industries: California Bill Would Provide Income Tax Credits for Sales and...

California’s Existing Partial Exemption for Statewide Sales and Use Tax Paid on Qualified Tangible Personal PropertyRTC section 6377.1 exempts from certain state sales and use taxes the sale of, and the storage, use or other...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Twenty-Seven AGs Ask Congress to Pass Right-to-Repair Legislation

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On March 24, a bipartisan group of 27 state attorneys general sent a letter to Congress, encouraging the passage of “right-to-repair” legislation to establish and secure a competitive marketplace for repairing vehicles,...more

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US Congress Passes the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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The US Senate and House of Representatives have both passed HR 6256, the bicameral, bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, with the Senate approving the measure by unanimous consent on December 16. ...more

Jenner & Block

TSCA Articles Regulations—U.S. EPA Course Reversal?

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In prepared remarks from U.S. EPA chemicals chief Michael Freedhoff that were presented at the Product Stewardship Society’s annual meeting, Freedhoff clearly articulated an intent by the Agency to reverse course and...more

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Consumer Product Safety Advocates Pen Memorandum to Biden Transition Team Foreshadowing Push for More Active and Aggressive CPSC

For years consumer product safety advocate groups have bemoaned the seeming lack of aggressiveness from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”). As an example, they complain that the CPSC levied no civil penalties on...more

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NOP issues proposed rule amending organic requirements to strengthen organic enforcement

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) issued a proposed rule in early August that would amend the organic regulations to strengthen oversight...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EPA to Rethink Cost-Benefit Analyses During Rulemaking Process

This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and...more

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