To say the least, it was a tumultuous weekend. We have updated our coronavirus business restrictions and limitations table, including our first “Hunker Down” order. We anticipate rapid and frequent changes over the next several days, and we will
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Understanding the legal challenges and implications surrounding consumer product law
The Consumer Products Law Blog, published by Norton Rose Fulbright, focuses on legal developments affecting consumer products regulation and compliance. It covers topics such as product safety enforcement, regulatory agency leadership changes, chemical substance regulations including Proposition 65 and bisphenol compounds, pet food labeling standards, and privacy litigation related to consumer products. The blog also addresses litigation trends, legislative updates, and regulatory challenges impacting manufacturers, retailers, and other stakeholders in the consumer products sector.
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“Stay at Home” and “Shelter in Place” restrictions grow; updated business restrictions table
We continue to update our list of state and local business restrictions and limitations as quickly as we can given the rapidly changing landscape.
As of Friday night, “Stay at Home” and “Shelter in Place” orders continue to proliferate, as…
UPDATED: Coronavirus restrictions and limitations
We have just finished a big update of our ongoing coronavirus tracker, which includes California’s stunning “Stay-at-Home” order just issued this evening. We will continue to monitor state and local restrictions nationwide, incorporating them each day.
Stay safe and healthy!…
Coronavirus business restrictions and limitations
Please visit our new State and Local Restrictions webpage for updated information: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/52aa88af/covid-19-and-us-response-a-state-by-state-overview.
In light of the growing number of state and local restrictions and limitations, we thought it would be helpful to publish an informal list of mandates as…
What to expect from CPSC (at least for a little while)
Today at the International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization annual meeting, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Bob Adler delivered the keynote address. Adler provided some insight into his priorities for the Commission for the foreseeable future, recognizing…
Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law
On the heels of FDA sending out a tranche of warning letters to sellers of cannabidiol (CBD) products, enterprising plaintiffs lawyers have filed a spate of consumer class actions over these types of products. The complaints put forth a number…
The mysterious world of Prop 65 reloaded, part 5: the notice
Editor’s Note: Since our original post, there have been two significant changes:
- In 2017, the California Legislature amended the certificate of merit requirements. The amendments require the Attorney General to notify a private enforcer and the alleged violator if
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California selects nail products containing MMA for Priority Product list
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has proposed listing nail products containing methyl methacrylate (MMA) as its latest Priority Product under its Safer Consumer Products regulation.
DTSC has gone after nail products before–nail products with toluene are already…
California modifies Prop 65 warning regulations
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has adopted amendments to its 2016 Proposition 65 warning regulations. These amendments address issues that arose regarding how manufacturers and distributors communicate with retailers and other downstream businesses about the…
New York follows Illinois with new lead-content warning requirement for children’s jewelry
In the final week of 2019, New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Assembly Bill A6041 (S4046) to regulate children’s jewelry that contains specified levels of lead. The new law, which will take effect January 1, 2021…