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 result of cooking or heat processing.
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California Proposes to Clarify Prop 65 Requirements for Internet and Electronic Sales
On January 31st, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments aimed at clarifying certain provisions of the Proposition 65 warning regulations governing internet, electronic, and catalog sales. The proposal comes in response to ongoing questions about
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California Finalizes Clarifications to Retailer/Supply Chain Prop 65 Warning Provisions
On January 14, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a final rule aimed at clarifying the regulations governing retailer and supply chain responsibility for providing warnings under Proposition 65. These provisions (found in Section 25600.2 of Article
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** UPDATE ** California Adds Cannabis Smoke and THC to Prop 65 List
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has finalized the listing of “cannabis (marijuana) smoke” and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as reproductive toxins under Proposition 65.
The listings are effective as of January 3, 2020. Under Prop 65, enforcement of the
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Tylenol and Pot Smoke: California Prop 65 Targets New Listings
The headline may sound like a Frank Zappa tune, but in reality, California in fact is considering listing both acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) and cannabis smoke, along with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (otherwise known as “THC”), under Proposition 65.
Marijuana smoke
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Prop 65 Battle Royale over Glyphosate: EPA vs. OEHHA
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which administers Proposition 65, wasted no time in punching back at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which declared, in an August 8 press release, that Prop 65 labeling identifying the
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Proposition 65 Enforcement Trend Alert: Plastic Packaging
The latest front in the ever-expanding Proposition 65 enforcement battle: plastic packaging. Since the start of the year, dozens of notices of violation have been filed, not for actual products, but for the packaging in which they are wrapped.
The
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BREAKING NEWS: Prop 65 Warning Exemption Approved for Coffee (UPDATE)
UPDATE: OEHHA officially published adoption of the Prop 65 exemption for coffee on June 7, 2019, announcing that the new rule is effective as of October 1. Further details on and copies of the rulemaking documents can be found here
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California Prop 65 Coffee Regulation: A Modest Re-Brew
The anticipated issuance of a final Proposition 65 exemption for chemicals, such as acrylamide, “created by and inherent in the processes of roasting coffee beans or brewing coffee,” has been delayed to allow for an additional comment period to address
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Prop 65 Coming to New York ….?
Newly proposed legislation in New York, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the release of his Executive Budget late last month, would look an awful lot like California’s “Proposition 65” program … but, presumably, with crucial differences. As described by
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