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Acrylamide
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Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Trial Court Strikes Down California’s Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Requirements
By Michelle Garabetian, Whitney Jones Roy, Jeffrey Parker
A Federal District Court in California has ruled that Proposition 65 warning requirements for dietary acrylamide are unconstitutional. The California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) sued five years ago challenging the…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
California Adds New Options to Growing Menu of Prop 65 Warning Labels for Foods Containing Acrylamide, Citing “Additional Guidance” from the Ninth Circuit
By Taryn McPherson, Whitney Jones Roy, Jeffrey Parker
California recently amended its Proposition 65 regulations[1] to add several additional alternative “safe harbor” warning labels for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that can result during high-heat cooking. By…
Kelley Green Law
The California Prop 65 Acrylamide Saga Continues
By Joseph J. Green, Zachary Lee
Before the close of 2022, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) officially finalized two big acrylamide regulations under the state’s Proposition 65 program. First, after nearly three years…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
9th Circuit Ruling Halts Prop 65 Acrylamide Lawsuits, Again
The food and beverage industry received good news this month thanks to a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that weakens recent carcinogen claims. The…
The Daily Intake
Preliminary Injunction Upheld on New Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Suits
9th Circ. Blocks New Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Label Suits (subscription to Law360 required) As previously covered on this blog, on March 29, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the…
Inside Class Actions
9th Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Prop. 65 Acrylamide Lawsuits
In a major victory for manufacturers of food and beverage products fighting acrylamide litigation under California’s Proposition 65 statute, the Ninth Circuit on March 17 upheld a preliminary injunction barring…
Manufacturing Industry Advisor
California OEHHA Proposes New Safe Harbor Warnings for Acrylamide in Foods
By Nathan A. Beaver, Sarah A. Slack, Erik K. Swanholt, Nicholas R. Johnson
On September 17, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) proposed new, alternative safe harbor warnings for acrylamide exposures in food. OEHHA’s stated goal is to reduce…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
New Modifications to OEHHA’s Proposed Rule Offer Additional Flexibility
Last summer the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed to amend Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, to create…
Kelley Green Law
Court Injunction Hints at Prop 65 Relief for Acrylamide in Foods
In the latest of a string of potentially ground-altering developments under California's Proposition 65, a federal judge has temporarily enjoined plaintiffs from initiating new cases alleging failure to warn for…
The Daily Intake
Court Blocks New Acrylamide Lawsuits Under Prop 65
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the California Chamber of Commerce’s (CalChamber) preliminary injunction to temporarily bar the State of California…