Topic
Acrylamide
38 published works
Consumer products law blog
California District Court grants preliminary injunction barring Prop 65 acrylamide lawsuits
Prop 65 claims for alleged exposure to acrylamide in food are all too common. In the first three months of 2021 alone there have been 109 acrylamide notices issued. Acrylamide…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
New Proposed Regulation Provides More Guidance and Some Relief on Prop 65 Warning Requirements for Heat Processed Foods and Acrylamide
By Angela Reid, Whitney Jones Roy
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) recently proposed a regulation that would provide more certainty to businesses regarding the Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) warning requirements for cooked foods. …
Consumer products law blog
Coffee roasters and retailers defeat Proposition 65 lawsuit
By Jeff Margulies (US), Lauren Shoor (US)
We previously wrote about a regulation issued last year by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) exempting chemicals in coffee from Proposition 65’s warning requirement. The question…
Kelley Green Law
Managing the Feeding Frenzy: OEHHA Proposes Limits on California Prop 65 Requirements for Acrylamide in Food
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed regulations to limit the rash of Proposition 65 actions alleging failure to provide a warning for exposure to acrylamide in…
EHS Law Insights
Proposition 65 – Potential warning requirement exemption for exposures to listed chemicals in cooked or heat processed foods
By Todd O. Maiden, Eric Schmoll
California is inviting public comments on a proposed regulation that would exclude the need to place warnings on many cooked, baked or fried food items that may expose individuals to…
A Seat at the Table
Proposed Regulation would Significantly Change the Warning Requirements for Acrylamide and Other Chemicals Formed During the Cooking of Foods under California’s Proposition 65
By Martin Hahn, Xin Tao
On August 4, 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65), proposed to adopt a new regulation that would…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Prop 65 Warnings and Acrylamide in Food – Can I Still Have My Coffee and Drink it Too?
By Whitney Jones Roy, Angela Reid
Many of us think of coffee as a morning essential, however, there has been a long running debate between California regulators, courts, business, and consumer advocates regarding whether coffee must…
Consumer products law blog
What now? California finalizes Prop 65 exemption for coffee
On June 3, 2019, the California Office of Administrative Law approved a regulation adopted by the California Environmental Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) exempting chemicals in coffee from Prop…
Food Safety News
No cancer warnings required on coffee sold in California after all
By Dan Flynn
California is officially taking a "Roseanne Roseannadanna" approach with a big "nevermind" about those cancer warnings that were supposed to go on coffee. Like burning toast, roasting coffee beans produces…
Kelley Green Law
California Prop 65 Coffee Regulation: A Modest Re-Brew
The anticipated issuance of a final Proposition 65 exemption for chemicals, such as acrylamide, "created by and inherent in the processes of roasting coffee beans or brewing coffee," has been…