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The California agency that administers Proposition 65 is considering further revisions to the regulations governing the use and format of the short-form warning....more
The U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) proposed an amendment to the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) aimed at reducing single-use plastic packaging. Specifically, the proposed amendment allows suppliers...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 19, 2023, a proposed rule that would amend the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more
The proposal, which aims to clarify when short-form warnings should be used, would also create new requirements for information about harmful chemicals. On December 13, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health...more
The Federal Government has published the following proposed amending regulations in Part 1 of the Canada Gazette: - Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Exports and Transhipments of Drugs): The amendments...more
On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). On April, 12, 2021, OSHA published a Federal...more
Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s hazard communication regulations require employers to take measures to minimize employee exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals. Among other obligations, the...more
On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The HCS is the federal-level legislation that...more
On January 8, 2021, the agency governing Proposition 65, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed to amend the content and conditions for use associated with the widely-used short-form...more
If proposed amendments are adopted, the use and benefit of short-form on-product warnings will be significantly limited. The use of short-form for internet and catalog warnings will be completely eliminated. Proposed...more
Use of Short-Form Warnings Would be Restricted for Products and Eliminated for Websites and Catalogs - Manufacturers of products sold to consumers and packaging companies should take notice of important new developments...more
Businesses selling consumer products in California should be aware that California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed substantial changes to Proposition...more
In January 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency tasked with administering Proposition 65, issued proposed amendments to Health and Safety Code sections 25602, 25607, 25607.1 and...more
Proposed changes to Quebec's Consumer Protection Act will be of interest to class action lawyers, as they would impose additional duties and obligations on suppliers and manufacturers of consumer goods....more
On November 20, 2019, the “PFAS Action Act of 2019” (H.R. 535) (the “PFAS Bill”) passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The PFAS Bill, eighteen subchapters long, says a great deal: most importantly, one year after...more
On July 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (the “Council”) to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) to change the definition of foreign goods...more
Avoiding the Top 5 Potholes for Autonomous Transportation Startups - Autonomous transportation technology was widespread at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. Advances in object identification, mapping, machine learning,...more
After California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to Proposition 65’s regulations governing the calculation of safe harbor levels for reproductive toxicants in consumer products,...more
California’s “Proposition 65” requires manufacturers and others in the chain of distribution to warn consumers before causing them to be exposed to a list of almost 900 chemicals “known to the State of California to cause...more
The U.S. EPA announced proposed amendments to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule with an aim “to better support Agency data collection efforts, align reporting with the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st...more
In the final week of March 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took two unusually broad actions regarding contamination caused by poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On March 25, 2019,...more
On November 16, 2018, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to Proposition 65 (Prop 65) regulations setting forth the circumstances when a “retail seller” is required to...more
Missouri tied-house law, which restricts dealings between suppliers, wholesalers and retailers, is currently in flux following a recent ruling by the US District Court for the Western District, which held that several of...more
California's Proposition 65 ("Prop 65") requires product manufacturers and sellers to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone in California to a chemical listed by the...more