Consumer Protection – May 23, 2012

by White & Case LLP on 5/4/2012

In this issue: - Chemicals ..New ban on cadmium in batteries proposed by EC ..Commission review of nanosilver ..Sweden considers new BPA ban for children’s food packaging ..Dry cleaning activities to be...more

by Law & Industry Daily on 2/22/2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 22 (LID) – California officials are drafting what are expected to be sweeping regulations that could force product manufacturers to use alternative, safer chemicals or risk their product being banned...more

by Reed Smith on 12/19/2011

In our August Alert "UK Electricity Market Reform - what does it mean for future generation projects?" we reviewed the UK Government's proposals, as set out in an energy White Paper1, to achieve its commitment to "transform...more

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 11/23/2011

Last week, Johnson & Johnson surrendered. After sustained pressure from consumer watchdog groups, the manufacturer has decided to eliminate from its baby products any preservatives that might release even trace amounts of...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/10/2011

The newly released Oct. 31 draft of California’s Green Chemistry regulation makes substantial changes to earlier draft regulations by the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control that had come under intense criticism,...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/3/2011

After a failed attempt last year that sent state regulators back to the drawing board, California is pushing forward with its own regulation of chemicals in consumer products. On October 31, 2011, the California Department of...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/18/2011

California has joined 11 other states in limiting the sale of selected products that contain the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is an industrial chemical used to make a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate, found in a...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/17/2011

In an effort to protect children (and, to a lesser extent, adults) from toxic exposure, California has banned the use of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups, and has eliminated certain...more