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California's Updated Proposition 65 Regulations New Short-Form Warnings and More

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Longtime efforts by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to amend the so-called “short-form” safe harbor warnings for California’s Proposition 65 appear to be nearing completion. On 13 June...more

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Proposition 65 Quarterly Highlights - March & June 2023: Prop. 65 Plaintiffs are “Fishing” for More…

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Downey Brand’s latest roundup of Proposition 65 Notices of Violation (“Notices”) summarizes the Notices filed in the first two quarters of 2023. Between the first and second quarters of 2023, citizen plaintiff groups...more

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Legal Considerations for WHO’s ‘Possibly Carcinogenic’ Aspartame Classification

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On July 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a summary of two findings regarding aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in many consumer products. One finding categorized aspartame as “possibly...more

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WHO's Cancer Research Agency to Say Aspartame Sweetener a Possible Carcinogen

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On June 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the widely used artificial sweetener, aspartame, is set to be declared as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds The Injunction Against New Cal. Prop. 65 Acrylamide Cases

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The Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction stopping the filing or prosecution of new Prop. 65 lawsuits concerning acrylamide pending the outcome of a lawsuit by the California Chamber of Commerce challenging the...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – January 2022: Lead in Food Products including Dietary Supplements and Spices Remain a...

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As compared to prior months, the start of the new year was relatively “slow” in terms of the number of Proposition (“Prop. 65”) Notices of Violation (“Notices”) that citizen plaintiff groups issued alleging new Prop. 65...more

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2021 Prop. 65 Roundup: More Than 3,000 Notices for the Usual Suspects Including Lead and Heavy Metals in Various Foods, Alleged...

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Twenty twenty-one proved to be another busy year in the world of California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Despite the second full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prop. 65 citizen plaintiff groups remained highly active....more

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The Ninth Circuit Court stayed the Proposition 65 Acrylamide Preliminary Injunction

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We recently became aware of a 27 May 2021 opinion from the Ninth Circuit that “stayed” the preliminary injunction barring private parties from filing new lawsuits against businesses to enforce the Proposition 65 warning...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – January 2021: Duck Callers, Duck (To Eat), More Seafood, Fruits & Vegetables, and Plastic...

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Two thousand twenty-one is off to a roaring start in California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) world. Prop. 65 plaintiff groups issued two hundred thirty-seven (237) total 60-Day Notices of Violation (“Notices”), with a number...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – Nov. 2020: Pretzels, Molasses, Sunflower Seeds, Shampoos, Leather Gloves & Fishing Weights –...

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In November 2020, Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) plaintiff groups issued three hundred and fourteen (314) Prop. 65 60-Day Notices of Violation (“Notices”). In these Notices, plaintiff groups allege that chemicals in foods and...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – Oct. 2020: Lead in Food, Diethanolamine in Personal Care Products, Formaldehyde in Bed Sheet...

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October 2020 Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) claims were, once again, varied and abundant with respect to food and consumer product allegations. Plaintiff groups issued three hundred and thirty-three (333) total Prop. 65 60-Day...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – Sept. 2020: Hundreds of Notices Allege Acrylamide in Snack Foods and Phthalates in Plastic...

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September 2020 Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) claims were, for the most part, “oldies but goodies.” Plaintiff groups issued three hundred and forty (340) total Prop. 65 60-Day Notices of Violation (“Notices), over two hundred...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – August 2020: Leafy Greens, Crackers, Fishing Weights, Shaving & Bath Gel, Mascara, Plastic...

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August 2020 marked the end of COVID-19 summer, back-to-Zoom-school for families, and in the Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) world, a continued shift in trends of Prop. 65 claims. In August, citizen enforcers sent just under 300...more

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Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – July 2020: Notices Decline for Acrylamide in Snack Foods; Chocolate, Canned Goods, Dietary...

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In July, citizen plaintiff enforcers of California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) continued to send hundreds of 60-Day Notices of Violation (“Notices”), as they have during each month of 2020. These Notices challenge the...more

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Proposition 65 Updates: Permanent Injunction Against Glyphosate, Proposed Naturally-Occurring Lead Levels in Certain Candies, and...

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We would like to bring to your attention three recent developments related to California’s Proposition 65. On July 8, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopted three safe harbor levels or maximum...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #2

Shook Takes the Pulse of General Counsel on Maturation of Global Cannabis Market - More than half of in-house counsel surveyed in a new white paper by Shook, Hardy & Bacon plan to increase legal spending in the next two...more

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Day 1 Notes on the 2019 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Please Don’t Poke the Baby – Sharing a best practice and talking about taking a local hospital learning and turning it into a systemwide approach, Mark Harrison of Intermountain Healthcare shared the fact that taking fewer...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | May 2018 #4

Advocacy Groups Urge Senate to Support NOSB - A group of advocacy organizations has sent a letter asking the leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry to “fully support organic agriculture in the...more

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Coffee Now Served With A Cancer Warning In California

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Coffee sellers in the State of California will now be required to provide cancer warnings on their coffee products. On March 28, 2018, a California State Court issued a Statement of Decision in a Proposition 65 (Prop 65) case...more

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