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WARNING! Beta-myrcene goes live March 27
By Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US)
On March 27, 2015, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment added beta-myrcene to the California Proposition 65 chemical list. Under Proposition 65, products containing newly listed chemicals require a…
Consumer Products Counselor
BPA Regulation Will Soon Affect Consumer Products Distributed in California – Comments on Regulation due April 29, 2016
Despite positive reviews from the EPA and European Food Safety Authority, Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic compound used to line canned goods and other consumer products, was added to the…
E2 Law Blog
Regulation of Bisphenol A (BPA) Will Soon Affect Consumer Products Distributed in California – Comments on Regulation due April 29, 2016
By Greg Sperla, Maria C. Garcia˘
Despite positive reviews from the EPA and European Food Safety Authority, Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic compound used to line canned goods and other consumer products, was added to the…
All About Advertising Law
CA Agency Proposes Emergency Bisphenol A (BPA) Exposure Warning Regulation, Maximum Allowable Dose Level for BPA
By Jonathan Havens, Michelle C. Jackson
CA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposes both an emergency regulation to allow temporary use of a standard point-of-sale warning message for BPA exposures from canned and bottled foods…
Consumer products law blog
WARNING: OEHHA announces proposed regulations and a safe harbor level for BPA
By Jeff Margulies (US), Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US)
After several false starts, Proposition 65 warnings will be required for exposures to bisphenol A (BPA) starting on May 11, 2016. Because of tremendous uncertainty regarding the amount of BPA…
All About Advertising Law
Have You Evaluated Your Products and Product Packaging for BPA Content? A Prop 65 Warning is Required Beginning in May
By Claudia A. Lewis, Michelle C. Jackson, Matthew S. Poliner*, Todd A. Harrison
Marketers of consumer products, including foods, beverages, dietary supplements, OTC drugs, and cosmetics, should be evaluating their products, including product packaging, for the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) without delay.…
Consumer products law blog
Update: OEHHA issues revised Prop 65 warning regulations
By Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US)
Continuing the saga of revisions to the Prop 65 regulations, OEHHA has repealed its January 2015 clear and reasonable warning proposed rulemaking and replaced it with a new proposed regulation.…
All About Advertising Law
Aloe Vera (Non-Decolorized Whole Leaf Extract) and Goldenseal Root Powder Now Included on California’s Proposition 65 List
By Claudia A. Lewis, Jonathan Havens, Michelle C. Jackson, Todd A. Harrison
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="391"] By Mokkie (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]Countless Cosmetic and Dietary Supplement Products Implicated Effective Friday, December 4, the California Office of Environmental…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
California Attorney General Targets Prop. 65 Plaintiffs’ Settlement Terms
By Melissa A. Jones, Bao M. Vu
The California Office of the Attorney General is seeking to limit certain payment provisions common in Prop. 65 plaintiffs’ settlements with defendants. The proposed rulemaking, published September 25, 2015, would…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
California Prop 65 Update: OEHHA Issues Pre-Regulatory Proposals That Harm Existing Defenses
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) recently released several new pre-regulatory draft proposals regarding Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”). With one possible exception, the pre-regulatory draft proposals double down…