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 beverages that expose consumers to acrylamide, a Prop
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EPA Grants Temporary Reprieve to TSCA PBT Chemical Prohibition, Re-Opens Comment Period
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Facing a massive uproar from industry groups and companies, late yesterday EPA put a hold on enforcement of a newly effective prohibition on one “PBT” chemical and announced a new comment period to re-examine the rules issued on January 6,…
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EPA Extends Coronavirus Enforcement Against On-Line Sales of Unregistered Disinfectants
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Earlier this week, EPA issued another “stop sale” order to Amazon directing the company to take steps to prevent the continued sale “of potentially dangerous or ineffective unregistered pesticides and pesticide devices making illegal and misleading claims, including multiple products…
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Biden EPA Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Disinfectant Products and UV Devices Claiming to Kill Coronavirus
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One of the few areas of EPA policy continuity between the Biden and Trump eras is the aggressive enforcement attention being paid to products that claim to fight the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
While EPA has long prioritized enforcement of the…
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California OEHHA Explains Decision to Rescind Proposed “Clarifications” to Prop 65 Rules for Internet Sales; Finalizes Changes to Alcohol Sale Warnings
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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) yesterday released its explanation for withdrawing proposed “clarifications” to the Proposition 65 regulations governing internet sales. Last January, OEHHA proposed what it considered to be modest clarifications to the safe harbor…
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California Proposes to Minimize Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warning
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A popular option for satisfying Proposition 65 warning requirements, the so-called “short-form” warning, is likely to be significantly curtailed in light of a January 8th proposal from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Originally conceived as an…
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CBD Product Alert: California Prop 65 Enforcement of New THC Listing to Commence January 3, 2021
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While many of us are grateful to see 2020 come to a close, cannabidiol (CBD) product manufacturers will face a new challenge in 2021: compliance with California’s Proposition 65. As of January 3, the one-year grace period to come into…
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Cleaning Product Enforcement Challenge Highlights Reach of EPA’s Antimicrobial Regulatory Authority
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For years, EPA has asserted broad authority to regulate products that are labeled or marketed with express or implied pesticidal (including antimicrobial) claims. During the current pandemic, that authority has been exercised aggressively, particularly against products, many of which are…
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EPA Extends TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Deadline to January 29
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Citing difficulties experienced by numerous submitters using EPA’s online reporting portal, the agency has extended the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) deadline for two months.
The CDR rule requires manufacturers (including importers) of chemical substances listed on the TSCA Chemical…
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EPA Establishes New Expedited Approval Pathways for Long-Lasting Residual Antimicrobial Products
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As part of the agency’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, EPA has issued new interim guidance outlining the path for expedited approval of products that demonstrate the ability to provide durable residual antimicrobial activity of hard surfaces. Specifically, the…
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Prop 65 Compliance Tips: Further Notes from the Prop 65 Annual Conference
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With so much great content from Monday’s annual Prop 65 Clearinghouse Conference, here is a follow up post highlighting some of the compliance tips shared by panelists:
• Compliance Tip #1: TEST your products … but how much and what…
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