2022 Significant Developments in the Tobacco Industry and What to Expect in 2023 (Part One) - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
Cannabis Counsel Cast: Proposed Prop 65 Regulation Would Require Cannabis Products to Warn About Impacts on Child Behavior and Learning
Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
On December 29, 2023, OEHHA listed bisphenol S (BPS) under Prop 65 as a chemical known to the State of California to cause female reproductive toxicity. In its Evidence on the Female Reproductive Toxicity of Bisphenol S,...more
Roughly eight months have passed since California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) last proposed to amend its Prop 65 regulations on “short-form” and internet warnings provisions. Now, in response...more
2023 was a busy year for Prop 65 with the highest number of Notices of Violation since its inception. The California law requires consumers receive warnings regarding the presence of chemicals that cause cancer or...more
Under California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”), businesses are required to give “clear and reasonable warnings” to consumers regarding potential chemical exposure if their product contains a chemical “known to the state to...more
Before the close of 2022, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) officially finalized two big acrylamide regulations under the state’s Proposition 65 program. First, after nearly three years...more
Companies should regularly assess their Prop 65 compliance. Products, packaging, business relationships, and the rules for compliance are constantly changing. Start 2023 off right with a review of your compliance practices to...more
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which manages the state’s Proposition 65 program, is reviewing comments on its latest attempt to limit use of the popular “short form” warning option. ...more
On April 5, 2022, in response to comments and opposition from companies and trade organizations over the last year, the agency governing Proposition 65, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA),...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Alex Bullock and Laura Miller recently presented to clients at the firm’s 2022 Small Legal Department Client Summit. They discussed “California Proposition 65 & Other Hazards in the Stream of Commerce.” ...more
While the Covid-19 pandemic caused all sorts of disruptions to society and the economy, at least one area of business has thrived over the last two years: private plaintiff enforcement of California Proposition 65. In...more
In the latest of a string of potentially ground-altering developments under California’s Proposition 65, a federal judge has temporarily enjoined plaintiffs from initiating new cases alleging failure to warn for foods and...more
Proposition 65 warning requirements announced last year are set to be enforced starting January 3, 2021; if your business is selling cannabis products in California, now is the time to ensure that your labeling complies with...more
On October 6, 2020, the California Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) announced it will be meeting on December 11, 2020, to discuss the possible developmental and reproductive toxicity...more
(Virtually) Live from San Francisco, Kelley Green Law Blog is reporting today from the Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2020 Conference …. the largest annual assemblage dedicated to the legal niche that is California’s “Proposition 65.”...more
Challenge To Coffee-Causes-Cancer Label To Continue, Possibly Resolve Dozens of Lawsuits Against Businesses - Legal Newsline - A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s...more
On August 4, 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed to amend the Proposition 65 regulations. Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,...more
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 food items as a...more
Welcome to the first in a multipart series of posts regarding California’s Proposition 65 (Prop. 65). This piece introduces readers to the law and its requirements. Future posts will dive deeper into analysis and trends...more
On July 15, 2020, a California state court made an important ruling upholding the validity and application of regulations exempting coffee from Proposition 65 warnings. Better known as Proposition 65, the California’s...more
Ninth Circuit considers whether federal law takes precedence over California statute requiring warnings about chemicals. Hardeman v. Monsanto, pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, raises issues as to whether a...more
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) has finalized a highly anticipated Proposition 65 regulation relating to coffee. The regulation, California Code of Regulations Section 25704, takes...more
On June 7, 2019, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it has adopted a final regulation eliminating the requirement for coffee to carry a Proposition 65 warning label. The regulation...more
Can you be forced to slap language on a product you sell that not only do you not agree with but which can be false or misleading – and scare your customers? In California the answer is yes. But that may be finally...more
As cannabis growers and retailers struggle with the complex and onerous regulatory scheme governing California’s emerging legal marijuana marketplace, they may be excused for overlooking the requirements of California Safe...more
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which oversees the state’s Proposition 65 program, is on the verge of finalizing an exemption from warning requirements for chemicals, such as...more