FDA joins industry groups in opposing Prop 65 cancer listing for BPA -
Chemical Watch -
The US Food and Drug Administration has joined a pair of industry trade groups in opposing the potential listing of bisphenol A as...more
Cannabis Company Shuts Down Unpermitted Diesel Generators 2 Years Later -
SFGATE -
Cannery residents paired with environmental advocacy groups Center for Environmental Health and the Environmental Democracy Project to...more
On September 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Association announced a proposed rule to redefine the implied nutrient content claim term “healthy” to more closely reflect current nutrition science and Federal dietary guidelines....more
The Food and Drug practice at ArentFox Schiff has received numerous inquiries from clients about long COVID, so we decided to ask our in-house scientist, Robert Edwards, Ph.D., Director of Regulatory Science, to prepare an...more
California Proposition 65: OEHHA Publishes Second Modification to Proposed Rules to Short-Form Warnings -
The National Law Review -
On April 5, 2022, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment...more
Identifying Acrylamide Exposure Risks to Protect Residents of California -
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it proposed adding a new subsection to Article 6 of Title 27 of...more
On November 18, 2021, just a few days before the Omicron variant suddenly revealed itself to the world, the preliminary results of two Phase III clinical trials were announced by AstraZeneca, bringing new hope to high-risk...more
A recent announcement by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) got the immediate attention of companies that manufacture, process, or import finished products for sale and use by consumer, commercial, and industrial...more
Proposed Restrictions on Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings EHS Daily Advisor Changes to California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) short-form warning label regulations are expected soon. Once adopted, impacted industry will have one...more
Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals it has determined to cause cancer, or birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Since California has the...more
Labeling Laments: Packaging and Label Regulations Are a Major Challenge to the Expanding Cannabis Industry -
East Bay Express -
When California cannabis companies prepare to go to market with a new product, they often...more
Have you shopped for jewelry, cosmetics, furniture, or exercise equipment recently? If so, you have most likely come across a Proposition 65 warning sticker. If you are unsure of whether the warning label should keep you from...more
On February 24, 2021, we first reported on the most significant variants of the novel coronavirus then emerging across the globe and here in the United States.
In that Alert, we included the prediction by the Centers for...more
It covers both single-use (disposable) and reusable products for use by workers and by the general public.
ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, is a premier international standards...more
FDA has been monitoring the emergence of novel coronavirus mutations and variants and their potential for impacting the results of currently authorized COVID-19 tests.
On February 22, FDA issued a new Guidance for...more
The novel coronavirus undergoes a mutation about once every 2 weeks, or half the rate seen in influenza.
What to Know -
Mutations of the virus have given rise to thousands of variants, only a few of which currently...more
Potential Impact of California’s Prop. 65 on Manufacturers, Distributors, and Sellers of Cannabis Products
In a Cannabis Counsel podcast, Partners Emily Leongini and Lynn Fiorentino discuss the potential impact of...more
Update to Prop 65 Concerns Related to Roasted Nuts
AGNet West -
AGNet West published an update regarding acrylamide limits for nut products under Prop 65 rules, along with an AGNET West Radio Network report. ...more
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two pieces of legislation that place dramatic restrictions on companies selling cosmetics and personal care products in California.
Assembly Bill 2762 -
AB...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
Green Entrepreneur -
A new and notable change is on the cannabis horizon, and it will affect a wide swath of cannabis and CBD products.
Beginning January 3, 2021, the sweeping labeling requirements of California’s...more
Prop 65 Violation Notices Jumped in California as COVID-19 Shutdowns Began -
ChemicalWatch -
The number of violation notices filed under California’s Proposition 65 jumped earlier this year, as much of the state began...more
The presence in the blood of antibodies specific to the novel coronavirus may help identify those who were unknowingly exposed to the virus but remained asymptomatic, those who were symptomatic but have fully recovered, and,...more
The latest clinical data casts doubt on the safety and efficacy of these antimalarial drugs for treatment of COVID-19, and both the FDA and an Expert Panel of the NIH have just warned against their use outside of clinical...more
Read the Label: Prop 65 News Coverage -
How Companies Are Getting 1,4-Dioxane Out of Home and Personal Care Products -
Chemical & Engineering News -
When it comes to cleaning, ethoxylated fatty alcohols are the...more