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Mounting pressure at both federal and state levels to expand PFAS oversight in food packaging

California and Vermont have recently joined a growing list of states that have passed legislation banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. Relatedly, a group of environmental, consumer,...more

California’s OEHHA proposed modified regulation on warnings for chemicals formed during cooking

On Friday, 16 April 2021, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements California’s Proposition 65, proposed modified language for its new regulation on the warning...more

California update: OEHHA extends comment period

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is extending the public comment period for its proposal that lays out what constitutes a Proposition 65 exposure that would require warnings for listed...more

Proposed Regulation would Significantly Change the Warning Requirements for Acrylamide and Other Chemicals Formed During the...

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 significantly change the...more

California Chamber of Commerce Challenges the Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning for Foods

A lawsuit filed yesterday by the California Chamber of Commerce challenges the legality of Proposition 65 warnings on foods that contain acrylamide. The Complaint, which named the Attorney General of the State of California...more

FDA Deauthorizes Seven Synthetic Flavorings and Adjuvants as Food Additives

On October 9, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule revoking authorization for seven synthetic flavorings and adjuvants as food additives. Notably, FDA’s rigorous scientific analysis determined...more

OEHHA Proposes Significant Amendment on Determining the Daily Intake of Listed Chemicals as Causing Reproductive Toxicity

Last week, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements California’s Proposition 65, proposed an amendment to the existing regulation requiring: (1) the average...more

Proposed OEHHA Regulation Declares No Significant Risk of Listed Proposition 65 Chemicals in Coffee

On Friday, June 15th, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced a proposed regulation clarifying that exposures to Proposition 65 chemicals in coffee do not pose a significant cancer...more

California Judge Rules Against the Coffee Industry in Notable Acrylamide Proposition 65 Case

Food companies and retailers doing business in California should take note of the recent proposed statement of decision in the case challenging the coffee industry’s failure to warn of the presence of acrylamide in coffee...more

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